The U.S. Government Turned Away Thousands of Jewish Refugees, Fearing That They Were Nazi Spies

[sonya_tiratsuya]

Originally posted on November 18, 2015 on Smithsonian.com

Possible assignment challenge: ask students to examine the similarities of fear of refugees from World War II compared to refugees of the present day after reading this article.

[kathryn_trepkow]

There are indeed similarities regarding the treatment of refugees during WWII and today.