Highbury New Park

The Boys were teenage and child-Holocaust survivors, who were brought to the UK after the war for rest and rehabilitation.

The Boys had survived the Holocaust as slave labourers in the Nazi concentration camp system, in hiding and by living alone. 

After arrival in the UK, members of the Boys spent time in the reception centres before being moved to children’s homes known as hostels. Others were sent direct to boarding school or yeshivas, and those who were sick spent time in sanatoriums.

Some of the members of the Boys were lucky enough to find relatives or were taken in by foster families but the majority were moved to hostels.

Highbury New Park was one of these hostels.

Overview

The hostel was on Highbury New Park, a residential street in north London.

Little is known about the hostel in Highbury New Park, apart from that the hostel closed in 1948. The house was demolished and a modern block of flats now stands on the site.