Ingrid Jacoby was amongst 10,000 Jewish children brought to Britain just before the Second World War under the organised movement called ‘Kindertransport’ (children’s transport). At the age of 12 she left Nazi-occupied Vienna with her sister Lieselotte, leaving behind her parents and friends, to arrive in Falmouth, Cornwall. In Vienna Ingrid had already started keeping a diary and she continued to do so on her arrival in England. This diary became her closest friend and confidant, set against the background of coping with a new language and strange people and surroundings. She expresses her state of loneliness and her longing for her mother, whilst also recording events surrounding her life in Falmouth and the ongoing war in general. We are enticed to read on with each entry because of the honesty and forthrightness which only a diary can capture. Ingrid’s decision to let the Diary be published came after extracts had been read on BBC Radio 4 and she realised she wished to show her gratitude to those who were prepared to take in refugees during a time of rationing and austerity.
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