A new audio series for BBC Radio Newcastle tells the story of a forgotten piece of Holocaust history in the North East.
The show, titled 'The Girls' consists of five parts and has pieced together the story of a Tynemouth hostel that housed over 20 girls who were fleeing Nazi persecution, from countries such as Germany and Austria.
In the lead up to World War 2, the Jewish community on Tyneside answered a plea for volunteers to take in children fleeing the fascist Nazi regime. A committee was created to raise funds that could be used to open a hostel in Percy Park, Tynemouth.
