Suitcases belonging to two Jewish children sent by their parents from Nazi Germany to England, and eventually to Masterton, will be unveiled at the Holocaust Centre of New Zealand.
The two children "escaped the horrors of the camps" via Kindertransport, sent by their parents to England and eventually settled with
relatives in Masterton in 1946. They never saw their parents again.
Holocaust Centre director Inge Woolf said the suitcases told a story of "survival and personal sacrifice" and would be part of the centre's opening ceremony in Wellington at the end of the month.
Mrs Woolf said the centre had been set up to preserve the memory of the nearly six million Jewish people who died during WWII and to "educate future generations so that they are aware where racist policies can lead".
Although most New Zealanders were sheltered from what occurred, they may have something to share, she said.
