US Bill to Save Refugee Children Hits Wall of Anti-Semitism
An attempt to save refugee children in the US hits antisemitism "so deep and so cruel."
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US Bill to Save Refugee Children Hits Wall of Anti-Semitism
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An attempt to save refugee children in the US hits antisemitism "so deep and so cruel."
In 1939, two senators introduced a bill to help refugee children enter the United States. It was backed by First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt – and opposed by the American Legion, the Daughters of the American Revolution and the American Coalition of Patriotic Societies. But no group was more adamantly opposed to admitting Jewish refugees than the German American Bund, led by the “American Fuhrer.”
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US Bill to Save Refugee Children Hits Wall of Anti-Semitism
Clip: Episode 2 | 6m 39sVideo has Closed Captions
In 1939, two senators introduced a bill to help refugee children enter the United States. It was backed by First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt – and opposed by the American Legion, the Daughters of the American Revolution and the American Coalition of Patriotic Societies. But no group was more adamantly opposed to admitting Jewish refugees than the German American Bund, led by the “American Fuhrer.”
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