sent away

You had a glass syringe with a steel needle that you sent away to get sharpened and you had to boil them up on the stove, and keep them in a flask.

The story is told through the eyes of George, a nine-year-old mixed-race boy played by newcomer Elliott Heffernan, who is one of about a million children sent away from the big cities during the Blitz to live in the countryside for their safety.

“In remembering Sir Nicholas, we also honour the parents who sent away their children to an uncertain future, as well as the foster families who gave sanctuary to the youngest victims of Nazi oppression,” said Michael Newman, head of the AJR.

They brought his dog into the interrogation room, told him the dog had walked through blood and would be sent away to be euthanized.

“You’ve been sent away until you’re an adult. No one’s going to come looking for you. No social worker’s going to follow up and knock on your door. You’ve fallen through the cracks of the American judicial system.”