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Jewish Refugees from Austria (en español)

Examine a 1938 poll that reveals the public opinion in the United States toward the Jewish refugee crisis. This resource is in Spanish.

Last Updated: March 12, 2018

This resource is intended for educators in the United States who are applying Spanish-language resources in the classroom.

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Spanish

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History

The Holocaust

Refugiados judíos de Austria

La incorporación de Austria a Alemania significó el terror para los 200,000 judíos de ese país. Entre 1,500 y 3,500 judíos austriacos solicitaron visados de inmigración (documentos necesarios para obtener permiso para entrar en un país) para venir a Estados Unidos. El presidente Franklin Roosevelt simpatizaba con su difícil situación, pero creía que no contaba con el apoyo de la opinión pública para pedir al Congreso que cambiara el sistema de cuotas por el que se admitía a los inmigrantes. Una encuesta publicada en la revista Fortune en 1938 revela mucho sobre la opinión pública en Estados Unidos.

Actitudes hacia la admisión de refugiados alemanes, austriacos y otros refugiados políticos en Estados Unidos, julio de 1938

Deberíamos fomentar su llegada aunque se aumentaran nuestras cuotas de inmigración.

4.9 %

Deberíamos permitir su llegada pero sin aumentar nuestras cuotas de inmigración.

18.2 %

Dadas nuestras condiciones actuales, deberíamos mantenerlos fuera.

67.4 %

No lo sé.

9.5 %

Fuente: revista Fortune, julio de 1938.

Facing History & Ourselves, " Jewish Refugees from Austria," last updated March 12, 2018.

Unit

Explore the motives, pressures, and fears that shaped Americans’ responses to Nazism and the humanitarian refugee crisis it provoked during the 1930s and 1940s.

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Unit

Designed for California 10th grade world history courses, this unit guides students through a study of the Holocaust and the Armenian Genocide that focuses on choices and human behavior.

Assessment

Students begin to understand and stake out a preliminary position in response to the assessment writing prompt.

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Assessment

After learning about the Armenian Genocide, students reflect on the writing prompt a second time by adding a historical lense.

Lesson

Students connect themes from the film to Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's concept of “single stories," and then consider what it would take to tell more equitable and accurate narratives.

Assessment

Students incorporate new evidence from the history of the Weimar era into the position they are developing.

Assessment

Students consider how what they've learned about the rise of the Nazi Party influences their thinking about the essay prompt and practice making inferences.

Assessment

Students review the documents and videos from previous lessons and consider what information supports, expands, or challenges their thinking about the essay.

Lesson

Students view the film, analyze a primary source from the Oyneg Shabes archive, and consider why it matters who tells the stories of the Jews in the Warsaw Ghetto.

Assessment

Students reflect on, gather evidence for, and discuss the unit writing prompt in its entirety.

Assessment

Students reflect on the unit as a whole and begin to write a strong thesis statement for their essay.

Unit

Invite students to reflect on why it matters who tells our stories as they view a documentary film about the profound courage and resistance of the Oyneg Shabes in the Warsaw ghetto.

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Jewish Refugees from Austria (en español)

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Refugiados judíos de Austria

Actitudes hacia la admisión de refugiados alemanes, austriacos y otros refugiados políticos en Estados Unidos, julio de 1938

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Jewish Refugees from Austria (en español)

At a Glance

Language

Asunto

Refugiados judíos de Austria

Actitudes hacia la admisión de refugiados alemanes, austriacos y otros refugiados políticos en Estados Unidos, julio de 1938

Get the Handout

How to Cite This Reading

You might also be interested in…

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Telling Our Histories

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Refining the Thesis and Finalizing Evidence Logs

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