Some of the OTC children were rescued by Jewish organizations such as HIAS . But some were rescued by individuals . For example , one American 51 year-old bachelor distant cousin sponsored and took official responsibility for a six-year-old OTC ' er , but the OTC ' er had to be placed in a small year-round boarding-school A remarkable rescue was made by a private wealthy Philadelphia family , Gilbert and Eleanor Kraus . On their own , they rescued 25 boys and 25 girls from Vienna after Kristallnacht , but before the war in Europe started . They had many practical difficulties , including those to obtain the necessary 50 American visas from within the immigration quota system . On arrival , these children were first placed in the summer camp facilities of the fraternal order Brith Sholom , and then were placed into the homes of Philadelphia families
Kristallnacht
Kristallnacht
One Thousand Children