Transcript Beyond the Holocaust, Jewish Migration

Beyond the Holocaust, Jewish
Migration
“At the time of the initial stages of the war, the
Allies were aware of Hitler’s plans for genocide
against Jews and other groups. The Allies,
however, were reluctant to use scarce ships
needed for the war effort and wary of the effect
such a large- scale influx of immigrants would
have on the receiving countries. In 1943, for
example, Romania proposed the evacuation of
70,000 Jews from within its borders, but no
nation stepped forward to accept them.” pg 775
Use anti-Semitic material from History Alive
Maybe the President would welcome them
to the United States
“Roosevelt- “Roosevelt took no action to help stop
the mass murders in Germany. In early 1944 under
pressure from his wife and the wider American public, he
finally created the War Refugee Board (WRB) to save
Jews and other victims of the Nazis. However,
Roosevelt gave the WRB little cooperation and almost
no funding. Contributions from Jewish organizations
covered 90% of the organization costs . Through
dedicated work by a small number of people, the WRB
helped save approximately 200,000 Jews and at least
20,000 non-Jews.” Teachers’ Curriculum Institute lesson guide
Do you believe Roosevelt wanted the Jews and other
victims to come to the United States ? Explain
Maybe the United States Citizens
would welcome Survivors…
“American anit-Semitism may have been one reason the general
public lacked interest in the plight of Europe’s Jews. In
January 1943, after the Allies issued a declaration condemning
Nazi atrocities against Jews, more than half of the American
polled did not believe that Nazis were deliberately killing Jews.
A public opinion poll taken in December 1944 found that a
majority of American were aware that Hitler had been cruel to
the Jews, but few fathomed the extent of the killing: 12 %
believed the stories of mass murder of Jews to be totally
untrue, 27 % believed that it involved only 100,000 people, and
only 4 % believed that over 5,000,000 Jews had been put to
death.” Teachers’ Curriculum Institute lesson guide
What could have the United States citizens done to help the Jews?
Explain
Maybe the United States Congress would welcome
Survivors…
“In 1938, when the Nazis intensified persecution of Jews, four separate polls
indicated that 71 to 85 % of Americans opposed increasing quotas and 67
% wanted all refugees kept out. In early 1939, 66% objected to a one-time
exception for 10,000 Jewish orphans to enter the United States.”
“Five year later, in the middle of the war, attitudes had not changed. Asked
in January 1943 whether “it would be a good idea or a bad idea to let more
immigrants come into this country after the war,” 78% of Americans polled
thought it would be a bad idea. At the end of 1945, when the terrible
conditions facing European displaced persons were widely known, only 5 %
of the respondents thought the United States should “permit more persons
from Europe to come to this country each year than we did before the war.”
Reflecting the national mood, throughout the war years Congress
repeatedly considered legislation that would have further limited the number
of immigrants beyond what the quota system allowed.” Teachers’ Curriculum Institute lesson
guide
Where were the refugees to go, if the United States did not want
them? Explain
The state of Israel was created May 14,
1948 for the Jewish Refugees
Following the near destruction of European Jewry during
World War II, the modern state of Israel was established
in 1948. The Proclamation of the Establishment of the
State of Israel states: "The State of Israel will be open for
Jewish immigration and the ingathering of the exiles..."
Between 1948 and 1951 the Jewish population doubled
with over 600,000 new immigrants. About half of these
immigrants arrived as refugees from Nazi concentration
camps and displaced person camps in Europe.
http://www.migrationinformation.org/Profiles/display.cfm?ID=321
Immigration chart
Immigration to Israel By Country
(1948-1995)
U.S.S.R. and C.I.S.
813,708
Morocco, Algeria and Tunisia
345,753
Romania
273,957
Poland
171,753
Iraq
130,302
Iran
76,000
United States
71,480
Turkey
61,374
Yemen
51,158
Ethiopia
48,624
Argentina
43,990
Bulgaria
42,703
Egypt and Sudan
37,548
Libya
35,865
France
31,172
Hungary
30,316
India
26,759
United Kingdom
26,236
Czechoslovakia
23,984
Germany
17,912
South Africa
16,277
Yugoslavia
10,141
Syria
10,078
Creation of Israel
1. You will make a flyer promoting the
immigration to Israel. Your flyer must answer the
following questions:
A.
B.
C.
D.
What form of transportation will they take to Israel?
What food will they eat once they are there?
Where will they live?
What other races and cultures will a new immigrant meet once they arrive
in Israel?
2. Your flyer must have 3 different colors, 3
pictures and 1 slogan.