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The Jewish Refugee Resettlement Farm, Millisle, Co. Down

Woburn Road Millisle Co. Down BT22 2HU

Between 1938-1948, many young Jewish refugees fleeing the horrors of the Holocaust found a safe haven in an old farm on the outskirts of Millisle, Co. Down.

The Safe Haven Sculpture, Millisle Primary School, Millisle, Co. Down

Abbey Road Millisle Co. Down BT22 2DF

The Safe Haven Sculpture in the grounds of Millisle Primary School takes the shape of a Star of David commemorating the Jewish refugees who came to the village.

Millisle, Co. Down during the Second World War

Co. Down

Before and during the Second World War, the village of Millisle became a safe haven for many young Jewish people fleeing the horrors of Nazi-occupied Europe.

Ballyvester Pillbox, Millisle, Co. Down

235 Millisle Road Millisle Co. Down BT21 0LN

The Ballyvester Pillbox on the outskirts of Millisle, Co. Down was part of several stop-lines created throughout Northern Ireland during the Second World War.

Episode 16: Kindertransport and kindness in Ulster with Dr. Christine Schmidt

25th January 2023

To mark Holocaust Memorial Day 2023, we talked with Dr. Christine Schmidt of Wiener Holocaust Library in London about Kindertransport and the library's work.

Episode 20: Giants from a different age, the history of ice hockey in Northern Ireland

28th June 2023

WartimeNI's Scott Edgar is a fan of history and of ice hockey. In this episode, he goes back to 1939 to reveal the history of Belfast's first ice hockey stars.

Episode 19: Their Finest Hour and Ulster at War with Dr. Joseph Quinn

31st May 2023

Dr. Joseph Quinn (University of Oxford) chats about Their Finest Hour, a Second World War digital humanities project before diving into life in wartime Ulster.

Episode 18: Big Tom and the Belfast Blitz with Sam Robinson

26th April 2023

Sam Robinson, historian and die-hard fan of Glentoran F.C. joined us to talk about Tom Pearson, the Irish Guards, the Belfast Blitz, and going on at The Oval.

Episode 17: Exploring Abandoned Northern Ireland with Rebecca Brownlie

22nd February 2023

Rebecca Brownlie is a photographer and the author of 'Abandoned Ireland'. In this episode, we take a look at some of Ulster's Second World War heritage sites.

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24th January 2023

The beach at Millisle, Co. Down looks out across the Irish Sea toward Scotland. Here, on now longer existing dunes, young Jewish refugees played during their time spent at the nearby resettlement farm.

25th November 2022

Jewish refugees at the Resettlement Farm in Millisle, Co. Down