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Exhibition focusing on historic effort that saved thousands of young lives on view at American Swedish Institute Kindertransport Rescuing Children on the Brink of War. MINNEAPOLIS, MN .- Kindertransport Rescuing Children on the Brink of War, a major exhibition on view July 22October 31, 2021, at the American Swedish Institute in Minneapolis, illuminates the story of the Kindertransport (German for Childrens Transport). This astonishingly successful rescue effort brought about 10,000 Jewish children from Nazi Germany to Great Britain and other countries, including Sweden, between 1938 and 1939. The exhibition explores the childrens difficult and often heartbreaking journeys through original artifacts, audio testimonies and moving personal stories. The regional debut of this exhibition is accompanied by The Story is Here, developed by ASI, which features the experiences of Midwest families impacted by the Kindertransport. ....