Refugees and the U.S.

In light of events over the weekend, some very interesting articles from three very different newspapers, regarding the fate of previous refugees who  sought entry to the U.S.




https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-nation/wp/2017/01/29/a-ship-full-of-refugees-fleeing-the-nazis-once-begged-the-u-s-for-entry-they-were-turned-back/?utm_term=.febb2edfac71



http://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/.premium-1.768246





https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/jan/28/i-was-murdered-in-auschwitz-victims-of-holocaust-remembered-on-twitter?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other







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