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The U.S. and the Holocaust
The War Refugee Board & Hungary
In 1944, President Roosevelt established the War Refugee Board – the only government agency created by any of the Allies specifically to do what it could for the Jews still under Nazi threat. Much of the Board’s most effective work was focused on Hungary with the help of fellow diplomats from neutral nations. It was still home to some 800,000 Jews, the largest remaining population in Europe.
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Los Aliados liberan los campos Alemanes y el público ve la magnitud del Holocausto.
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En la guerra, algunos estadounidenses ayudan a los refugiados; otros son indiferentes.
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Una reacción xenófoba lleva al Congreso a restringir la inmigración.
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As the Allies liberate German camps, the public sees the sheer scale of the Holocaust.
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As war begins, some Americans work tirelessly to help refugees; others remain indifferent.
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Reversing open borders, a xenophobic backlash prompts Congress to restrict immigration.