Contemplate refugees' plight

The past century alone has witnessed nearly a million Jews seeking safety through flight from Nazi Europe, another million on the move desperate to find a new home after the war, the exodus of Jews from Arab lands and, from 1960 through 1990, the flight of Jews from state-sponsored persecution in th...

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Published inTelegram & gazette
Main Author Dwork, Deborah
Format Newspaper Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Worcester, Mass GateHouse Media, Inc 08.04.2009
Subjects
Genocide
Holocaust
Jewish people
Refugees
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Summary:The past century alone has witnessed nearly a million Jews seeking safety through flight from Nazi Europe, another million on the move desperate to find a new home after the war, the exodus of Jews from Arab lands and, from 1960 through 1990, the flight of Jews from state-sponsored persecution in the Soviet Union. Wanderers all: no home, no property, no papers, no country. In the course of the Passover Seder, when we raise our four glasses of wine, and ask the question "Why is this night different from all others?" perhaps we should also ask, "What can we do to ensure that desperate refugees today are not forgotten? What can we do, individually and collectively, to help?" Perhaps we should also ask "What does the refugee experience in the history of the Jewish people tell us about the persistent problems of refugees now?"
ISSN:1050-4184