Britain’s Forgotten World War I Civilian Internment Camps
Saturday, November 15, 2014 - 15:20
in Mathematics & Economics
Knockaloe Camp. Stefan ManzBy Stefan Manz, Aston UniversityThe German-Jewish painter and writer Paul Cohen-Portheim had spent a peaceful summer in 1914 visiting friends in Devon and enjoying the beautiful south-west coast. But his idyllic holiday came to an abrupt end after Britain’s entry into war on August 4. Despite there being no suggestion of any sympathy towards his homeland’s military ambitions, Cohen-Portheim was classified as an “enemy alien” and prevented from leaving the country. read more