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Temple Beth Hillel - Beth El
1001 Remington Road
Wynnewood, PA 19096 Americans’ Responses to Jewish Refugees:
Wrestling with Fear and Moral Responsibility
Public Program Two Jewish refugees arrive in New York City after the war. US Holocaust Memorial Museum, courtesy of Centre d’Études et de Documentation Guerre et Société Contemporaines

Xenophobia, antisemitism, economic insecurity, and restrictive immigration laws. These were the barriers Jewish refugees faced in the 1930–40s when seeking safe haven in the United States. More than 70 years later, how can this history help us think about the world we live in today?

Rebecca Erbelding, Archivist, United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

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