Voyage of the St. Louis and The War Refugee Board

"If we act like a complaint and a humane and generous person rather than cowardly, 2 million Jews lying on today's Polish soil and other crowded crowds of Hitler will live and be safe Deaf .... We have the right to rescue people of this destiny, and we are not raising our hands - or we are tight gloves with matches, visas and affidavits It will only raise a deliberate hand wrapped in this, it will be more fair and there will be a thick layer of prejudice. "(Medf) The United States failed to fulfill its responsibilities as a world leader.

The controversy led to major events including the St. Louis voyage, the establishment of the War Refugee Council, the role of the American Jewish community, the Nazi crime and violence report by the American media, and the bomb bomb attack on the Auschwitz concentration camp . This theme continues to evolve under the introduction of new documents and revised assumptions

In order to understand the background of the ambassador's debate about the inability to help Jewish refugees during World War II students will need some background information on the 1939 St. Louis voyage . You can consider asking them to read the second paragraph of the second paragraph. Background of this lesson and other reading The refugee crisis and trip to St. Louis. In St. Louis, the show refused passengers, the ambassador settled the student 's questions about the lessons we can learn from history. In addition to providing students background information on the story of St. Louis video clips will also become the main "text" for class discussion. In order to increase students' concentration, it is a good idea to share the next question before displaying the clip and have time to write the diary according to the clip.

How is the navigation of Saint Louis related to our own era, especially in the global refugee crisis? What is the difference? How can we help you understand historical events in a different way than people's understanding of those days? According to the Power Ambassador, how does this history affect how some individuals and organizations respond to today's refugee crisis? Then show the clip "The Importance of Humanized Refugees". In response to the next question ask the students to increase what they are writing about helping refugees see the video. What sort of disability does the choice mentioned by Power Ambassador help? How can she overcome these obstacles?