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Challenges of Seeking Refuge (Why Didn’t They Just Leave?)

USHMM Guidelines for Teaching About the Holocaust Define the term “Holocaust” Do not teach or imply that the Holocaust was inevitable. Avoid simple answers to complex questions Strive for precision of language Strive for balance in establishing whose perspective informs your study of the Holocaust

USHMM Guidelines for Teaching About the Holocaust Avoid comparisons of pain Do not romanticize history Contextualize the history Translate statistics into people Make responsible methodological choices

USHMM Guidelines for Teaching About the Holocaust Avoid simple answers to complex questions. Contextualize the history. Translate statistics into people. Make responsible methodological choices.

Path to Nazi Genocide; USHMM What were the factors pushing Jews under the Third Reich to emigrate? (Ch. 3)

Path to Nazi Genocide; USHMM https://youtu.be/sRcNq4OYTyE

Jewish Emigration By 1938, about 150,000 German Jews, one in four, had already left. After Germany annexed Austria in March 1938, an additional 185,000 Jews were brought under Nazi rule. A substantial percentage tried to go to the United States but were unable to obtain the necessary immigration visas. Jews hoping to receive exit visas at a police station in Vienna. (USHMM)

Evian Conference, July 1938 President Franklin D. Roosevelt called for an international conference regarding refugees from Germany and Austria. 32 countries met at the French resort of Evian on Lake Geneva. Evian Conference, 1938 (USHMM)

Evian Conference, July 1938 During the nine-day meeting, most countries, including the United States and Britain, offered excuses for not letting in more refugees. Only the Dominican Republic agreed to accept additional refugees. Evian Conference cartoon, 1938 (Facing History)

Evian Conference, July 1938 US spoke abstractly about “political” refugees Britain refused to open Palestine to Jewish refugees Australia: “We don’t have a racial problem and we don’t want to import one.” Canada: “…None was too many.” Venezuela: reluctant to disturb the “demographic equilibrium” of the country Dominican Republic: generous offer to receive 100,000 Jews

Challenges of Seeking Refuge Talk with a partner about what would need to be done in preparing to leave the country. Share with the group. Look at the Emigration from Germany handout. Circle the top 3 things you think would be the most challenging to do in order to emigrate.

Challenges of Seeking Refuge Look at the Immigration to the U.S. handout. Circle the top 3 things you think would be the most challenging to do in order to immigrate to the U.S. Share with the group. The question, “Why didn’t they just leave?” now becomes ______________________?

I’m Still Here; Klaus Langer http://bit.ly/imstillhere17

Challenges of Seeking Refuge Klaus Langer journal entries While reading aloud, circle all of the countries to which they tried to emigrate. What have you learned about the emigration process? What would your students take away from this? http://bit.ly/salvagedpagesvideos