1. Jewish refugee Crisis

2. Preview Draw this NY Times political cartoon
What do each of the symbols represent? (the hands and the people)
What specific policy is the artist suggesting the US take? Explain why….

3. Jewish Refugee Crisis
1938 – “1st solution” reaches a breaking point as Jews in Germany and Austria desperately try to flee Nazi persecution
United States quota system limited immigration from European countries
Great Depression = limited jobs and resources
Immigrants needed sponsorship
Xenophobia
Gallup poll - 61% of Americans opposed the proposal to offer refuge to 10,000 German Jewish children
1930s Roper polls -60% of Americans thought Jews had “objectionable qualities”
50% thought Jews had too much power
20% saying they would sympathize with an antisemitic campaign

5. Evian Conference
July 1938 Evian Conference – International meeting held in France to resolve Jewish refugee crisis
33 nations attended
Franklin D. Roosevelt did not attend
Sent a personal friend…perception was the US government did not take the crisis seriously
Most countries would not take refugees due to poor economic conditions and xenophobia
Fueled Nazi antisemetic propaganda – ‘Why would anyone want more Jews in the their country?”

6. Kindertransport 1939 Kindertransport
Great Britain took in 10,000 German Jewish Refugee children

7. SS St. Louis June 6th – May 13th 1939
Jewish refugees heading to Cuba
Denied access by Cuban government at last minute
Went to Miami hoping to gain access to the United States instead - US said NO
SS ST. Louis returned to Europe
Jewish refugees admitted into European nations
Most of those nations would end up being occupied by the Nazis during World War II

9. The Struma 1942
74 year old boat heading from Romanian to Palestine with 781 Jewish refugees
British cut off emigration to Palestine – Struma refugees turned away
Struma ended up in Turkey
Refugees not allowed to disembark
Towed out to Black sea and sank
Today we know they were torpedoed by a Soviet submarine
Most died from drowning or hypothermia
One survivor

10. Refugees in Germany – What I learned from my study tour
Fall 2015 Germany accepted 96% of refugees who have applied for Asylum in Europe
8,000 to 15,000 refugees a day
Two groups
Syrian refugees - More high skilled labor
Afghan refugees - Low skilled labor
German’s think analytically – “What can we do differently than other nations to avoid radicalization of refugees?”
Full integration - avoid creating “Muslim ghettos” similar to those outside of Paris
Focus on language training and apprenticeship programs
“Spending money” provided to refugees

11. Response
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12. Refugees in Germany – What I learned from my study tour
Challenges :
No right to health care (emergencies only)
Teaching refugees to respect female instructors and police with same respect as males
Punctuality is important in German culture
Political extremism and nativism – Alternative for Deutschland (AFD) gaining support as anti-immigrant political party
Integration will not happen in one generation
Turkish immigrants in 2nd and 3rd generation still not fully integrated
Integration = Full acceptance of German social norms

13. Bonus
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14. Response
Complete map activity