Syrian Refugees In The 1930's

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“History repeats itself”, this statement is deemed true when comparing the current situation with Syrian refugees fleeing the country of Syria and the German Jew’s of the 1930s in Germany during the time of Hitler’s uprising. After the holocaust, many hoped and believed something similar would never happen again and for the most part it hasn’t, expect for how harshly the opposition of the admission of refugees is. Both Syrian refugees and holocaust survivors were not easily admitted into the United States and could only hold on to the hope they had to reach somewhere safe to reside.
Countless Syrian citizens are fleeing their country because of Assad’s corrupt ruling of the country and the strong emergence of ISIS. Assad has been gassing his people with chemical weapons and a civil war has been destroying the country apart. Many refugees are
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Other refugees attempt to make the voyage to somewhere more safe by land, risking their lives in overstuffed trucks. These poor and desperate people are leaving their home country but unfortunately have nowhere to flee to and no country seems to be welcoming of the refugees.
In the 1930s in Germany with the rise of Hitler, Jews quickly became the enemy and a plan to eliminate them took it’s course. For the very few Jews of many that were lucky enough to flee the country before the holocaust was in full swing, only found themselves hopeless for a place to reside in safety. After the holocaust was over and World War II ended, the emotionally scarred survivors also tried to flee Germany and reach someplace safer.
The Syrian refugee crisis

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