Jewish Refugees
A religious minority faces a second genocide in Afghanistan. Jews must act now
Every year for Hanukkah, my mother would gift me a book about the Holocaust. Every vacation we took, even within the continental United States, my mother insisted we carry our US passports, just in case we needed to flee at a moment’s notice. Those books and passports served as reminders of my Jewish ancestry — a multigenerational story of persecution and upheaval. Despite living in the world’s greatest democracy, my mother had subconsciously prepared me for the possibility of regime change, and that a day could come when it would no longer be safe for Jews in the United States.
An Oscar winner gives new life to a classic story of exile
“I never really considered ‘When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit’ to be only a children’s movie,” Link said.
My Grandmother’s Harrowing Journey From Nazi Germany To America
Grandma panics when she sees a child separated from his or her parent. When she sees a child alone, she becomes visibly distraught.
I Know The Terror Migrant Children Face — I Was 9 When My Family Fled The Soviet Union
As a former refugee, I recognize the trauma that migrant children experience — and years after my journey, I know the pain their parents feel.
What Americans Had To Say About Jewish Refugees Fleeing the Nazis
They were called “so-called” refugees, told they were alien to American culture and warned against as potential enemies of the United States.
For These Doomed Passengers, There Was No Refuge in Cuba
Passengers on board the St. Louis fleeing Nazi Germany discover both cultural displacement and loss in Armando Correa’s “The German Girl.”
I Survived The Holocaust As A ‘Hidden Child’—Thanks to the Mercy Of Strangers
The story of the Holocaust is so horrendous that, even for me, who grew up on its edge, it is hard to comprehend.
As Families Are Separated, I Remember My Ancestors’ Plight
The forced separation of families in the United States today recalls my own family’s journey from Ukraine to America.
The Iranian Revolution Still Haunts Its Jewish Survivors
As a girl, she witnessed the horrors of the Iranian revolution. As an adult, she still can’t escape the memory.
How Shanghai Became A Refuge For Jews During Hitler’s Reign
Tens of thousands of Jews settled in Shanghai during WWII, funded in large part by the global Sephardi community.