As Children, They Fled the Nazis Alone. Newly Found Papers Tell Their Story. March 19, 2025 +2 000 Jewish children fled to Britain from Europe from December 1938 to September 1939. Not much was known about their journeys Just under 10 NYT > World > Europe NYTimes until recently. 000 Jewish children fled to Britain from Europe from December 1938 to September 1939. Not much was known about their journeys Just under 10 NYT > World > Europe NYTimes until recently.