The Tragedy Of Anti Semitic Policies

Britain tried to restrict the immigration of Jews, but because of the strong Jewish lobby in it’s own and US governments could do nothing. And with the massive increase of Jewish immigrants following the Nazi persecution in Europe, the idea of restricting immigration lost its sense. Palestine became a refuge from the dictatorship of the Nazis for Jewish. After the end of World War II horrible information about Holocaust fled the world. Thousand of Jews from labor camps had no home to return to.

“Those who had no choice but to flee for their survival and the survival of their families became refugees, seeking safe havens in other parts of Europe and beyond. At first, Jews were allowed to settle in neighboring countries such as Belgium, France, and Czechoslovakia, but as German occupation spread across the continent, these countries were no longer safe and refugees became increasingly desperate to escape. The life of Jewish refugees was described in this way: “[The refugees] were welcomed nowhere and could be assimilated nowhere. Once they had left their homeland they remained homeless, once they had left their state they remained stateless; once they had been deprived of their human rights they were right-less, the scum of the earth” (America, 2017).

To fully understand the importance of the Jewish Refugee question, it is important to understand the context of what was happening in Nazi controlled Germany at the time. The Nazi regime did not start with killing all Jews, though that was how it ended. It started with a concentrated effort to exclude Jewish persons from every level of society, from

“Even when a new country could be found, a great deal of time, paperwork, support, and sometimes money was needed to get there. In many cases, these obstacles could not be overcome,” (“Holocaust Memorial Council”). When the Holocaust began, the Jews didn’t think Hitler would replenish the leading spot with violence and discrimination. The Jews discovered how difficult it was to immigrate during the Holocaust when the Evian Conference of 1938 took place. This conference made it evident that almost every country that they could have gone to didn't change any immigration policies to let them in (“Holocaust Memorial Council”).

There were nearly 100,000 Displaced Jews after the Holocaust. More than 75% of them never found any more family members. At the end of World War II there were millions of people in Europe- as much as a tenth of the population of the continent- who had been driven out of their house by the Nazi's. (Dibelius) “On May 14, 1948, the United States and the Soviet Union recognized the state of Israel. Congress also passed the Displaced Persons Act in 1948, authorizing 200,000 DPs to enter the United States.” The law's rules and demands made it adverse at first to the Jewish DPs, but Congress edited the bill with the Displaced Persons Act of 1950 (Displaced Persons). “By 1952, over 80,000 Jewish DPs had immigrated to the United States under the terms of the DP Act and with the aid of Jewish agencies.” Even with all the laws that were passed allowing populations to immigrate, it still wasn’t enough. Nearly none of Europe tolerated these people, because of what they were led to believe. The United States was probably the most tolerant, because they the least influenced by Hitler's

The U.S policy towards Jewish refugees was brutal as the German military swept through Europe. It became more difficult for refugees to flee, and fewer passenger liners crossed the Atlantic Ocean. Also, immigration officials tightened policies for immigrants and nonimmigrants. (“The United States Policy Towards Jewish Refugees,” United States Holocaust Memorial Museum) During this period of time this policy made it extremely hard for Jewish refugees to escape Nazi persecution especially since most countries had immigration policies. Refugees trying to flee weren't allowed to enter these countries because they feared that the refugees could be Nazi spies. After 1941 it was nearly impossible for Jewish refugees to escape, not only because Jews were prohibited, but they were also afraid because attempting this put their lives on the line. Jews in Germany could legally leave

Although they were not told where they were being taken rumors spread and most already knew that it indicated their doom, this caused many families to go into panic and instead of waiting to get sent away some secretly managed to flee to other countries in order to survive. Many Jews had non Jewish friends that were often willing to help and therefor they would send their children away to them in order to blend them in as non Jewish children and have them avoid going through what was going on. Many non Jewish people helped save some of the surviving Jews from today, There were many non-Jewish people that did not agree with Hitler’s ways and helped out by hiding Jews throughout the entire war, unfortunately some were found either way and sent to the camps, those involved with their hiding were arrested. Nazi’s did anything to find Jews in hiding, offering money as a reward for those who knew where there were still remaining Jews in hiding, this was one of the reasons why many were found in their secret hiding places, people were bribed with the money offered and ratted out the hiding

During Hitler’s reign over Germany many Jews choose to flee the country in hopes of finding a safer place to live.

On July 16, 1942 more than 12,000 Jews were taken from their homes and sent to death camps. The original German directive thought the deportation of the Jews should include French citizens and foreign residents. Renè Bousquet thought it would be less embarrassing if the only targeted the foreigners. The Germans accepted this but children should be included to avoid public scenes of taking children from their parents, also to avoid the financial responsibility

The Holocaust started because of ingrained antisemitism both in Germany and the countries it conquered, compounded by propaganda and the encouragement and leadership of political leaders. It also started because the passive and active perpetrators held deep animosity towards the Jewish people—ingrained by almost 2000 years of antisemitism in Christian teachings‚ which made them receptive to the message of the Nazis, and which made the idea of eliminating and exterminating Jews reasonable and indeed desirable.

The Jewish people are amongst one of the most hated group of people in history. Anti Semitism has existed much longer before the horrors of the Holocaust. The Jews have been hated amongst many religions like Christianity and Islam for reasons that are still debated on til this day. Anti-Semitism did not become so popular until the killing of Jesus. People center the idea of antisemitism with the Holocaust and Hitler's influence to make it happen but hatred towards the Jewish people has existed since the middle ages.

In the face of mass incarceration and genocide during World War II, the Jews of Central Europe had few options for safe living space. The Nazi campaign against the Jewish people – as well as the other races deemed “degenerate” by the former party – ensured that further residence in Europe was not an option. Additionally, Britain had become an unviable recourse. Initially, its officials had welcomed the Jewish refugees before World War II as they fled the political upheaval in Germany. The war, however, convinced Parliament to forbid further immigration; furthermore, it committed to an aggressive internment policy against German, Austrian, and Italian Jews. Like Britain, the United States slowed the flow of Jewish immigrants – and, as Mandatory Palestine was in conflict, there was no homeland for the Jewish people. The one safe haven left for Jewish refugees was in perhaps the most

After the Holocaust from 1933-1939 the Jewish members have migrated from Germany to The European Neighboring Countries such as France Belgium, The Netherlands, Denmark, Czechoslovakia, and Switzerland. The strongest push factor is the German Jews was the continuation of the discrimination against their religion.

The journey of immigration for Jews was harsh from Russia to Poland and than Poland to America. Beginning as early as the 1400’s the royalty of Poland allowed Jewish immigrants to resettle in Poland. Jews continued to move to Poland when the largest number of Jewish immigrants flied Hitler and his army. Before World War 2 nearly 3.3 million Jews lived in Poland, the largest Jewish population in Europe. Today in Poland approximately 3,200 Jews remain. (“Poland Virtual

I have the solution to end anti-Semitism worldwide and terrorism in the Middle East. It begins with a new message that the Jewish people introduce to the Muslim community, while Israel introduces it to the Middle East, and then Muslims and Jews will introduce the new message to the rest of the world.