This essay examines the struggle that Jewish displaced persons had to endure in Canada. When the Nazi party came to power in 1933, the Jewish suffered horrific conditions not only in Europe, but also when they escaped and found refuge in other countries. Specifically in Canada, many societal models demonstrated anti-Semitism. As a result, Canada rejected most Jewish displaced persons and those who were accepted found it challenging to survive.
After the Nazi Party gained power over Germany, Hitler, who was still resentful after Germany’s loss in World War I, began to educate the German public about the dangers the Jews posed to the Aryan Race. His views on Jewish people were that they were the cause for the loss and if he were to win future wars, the Jewish population needed to be eliminated. He gradually worked towards his goal by permitting the terrorization of Jews and enforcing anti-Jewish attitudes. As a result, anti-Semitism circulated quickly, through education and propaganda. On the 22nd of March, 1933 the Nazi regime began to construct what soon will be many of its concentration …show more content…
Pressure began to mount up on Canada especially when the United Nations organization was created in 1945, to liberalize their immigration policy and to provide humanitarian assistance to the displaced persons in Europe. By 1947 – 1952 a quarter of a million displaced persons from Europe came to Canada. Although Canada’s immigration policy was improving and they were an active member in the United Nations Organization, they took two steps back when they refused to sign the 1951 United Nations Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees. This convention was developed to prevent repeating mistakes made during the holocaust. One would think that Canada would be the first country to sign considering they were one of the worst perpetrators when it came to contributing to the death toll in the Jewish
After the Nazi Party gained power over Germany, Hitler, who was still resentful after Germany’s loss in World War I, began to educate the German public about the dangers the Jews posed to the Aryan Race. His views on Jewish people were that they were the cause for the loss and if he were to win future wars, the Jewish population needed to be eliminated. He gradually worked towards his goal by permitting the terrorization of Jews and enforcing anti-Jewish attitudes. As a result, anti-Semitism circulated quickly, through education and propaganda. On the 22nd of March, 1933 the Nazi regime began to construct what soon will be many of its concentration …show more content…
Pressure began to mount up on Canada especially when the United Nations organization was created in 1945, to liberalize their immigration policy and to provide humanitarian assistance to the displaced persons in Europe. By 1947 – 1952 a quarter of a million displaced persons from Europe came to Canada. Although Canada’s immigration policy was improving and they were an active member in the United Nations Organization, they took two steps back when they refused to sign the 1951 United Nations Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees. This convention was developed to prevent repeating mistakes made during the holocaust. One would think that Canada would be the first country to sign considering they were one of the worst perpetrators when it came to contributing to the death toll in the Jewish