Name: I Am That Child
Duration: P00H02M46S
Description: After leaving Berlin for England via the Kindertransport program, a boy is placed in the home of a loving Quaker couple. He is thankful for their kindness and care, but each night he wonders if he will see his family again.

Jackson Chase - I Am That Child

from Beneath White Stars: Holocaust Profiles in Song by Various Artists

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After leaving Berlin for England via the Kindertransport program, a boy is placed in the home of a loving Quaker couple. He is thankful for their kindness and care, but each night he wonders if he will see his family again.

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I am that child, my suitcase stuffed with clothes
Transported from Berlin, my old hometown
I am the Jew the Nazi said he loathes
I rode the rail to live under the Crown

I am that child transplanted to a home
With Quakers kind who often spoke of Thee
New London life meant safety and shalom
Each night I doubted I’d see family

I am that child now called their boy, their lad
By grown-ups “Uncle Jim” and “Auntie Nell”
In me they looked for good instead of bad
They taught me right from wrong and fed me well

I am a man because my parents felt
I could survive where lovingkindness dwelt

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from Beneath White Stars: Holocaust Profiles in Song, released July 20, 2022
Music by: George Sumrall and Penny Walsh
Lyrics by: Holly Mandelkern

Vocals: Jackson Chase
Piano: Justin Chase
Cello: Elise Jimenez

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