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 Posted: Thu, 11th Sep 2014 01:38 Post subject: Evian Conference, the table to discuss Jew Refugee's |
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I rarely read about history, but in reddit i found a topic about this.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%89vian_Conference
Also the story of MS St. Louis, a boat full of refugees rejected in Cuba and Florida, had to go back to Europe and was received there..
| Quote: | The Évian Conference was convened at the initiative of US President Franklin D. Roosevelt in July 1938 to respond to the plight of the increasing numbers of Jewish refugees fleeing murderous persecution in Europe by the Nazis—and perhaps he hoped to obtain commitments from some of the invitee nations to accept more refugees, although he took pains to avoid stating that objective plainly. It was true that Roosevelt desired to deflect attention and criticism from his own national policy that severely limited the quota of Jewish refugees admitted to the United States.[1]
For eight days, from July 6 to 15 at Évian-les-Bains, France, representatives from 32 countries and 39 private organizations and some 24 voluntary organizations met and formally discussed the issue among themselves, both orally and in writing.[2] Golda Meir, the attendee from Palestine, was the only representative of a landed Jewish constituency, but she was not permitted to speak or to participate in the proceedings except as an observer. Some 200 international journalists gathered at Évian to observe and report the conclave.
The dispossessed and displaced Jews of Austria and Germany were hopeful that this international conference would lead to acceptance of more refugees and safe haven. "The United States had always been viewed in Europe as champion of freedom and under her powerful influence and following her example, certainly many countries would provide the chance to get out of the German trap. The rescue, a new life seemed in reach."[3]
Hitler responded to the news of the conference by saying essentially that if the other nations would agree to take the Jews, he would help them leave.
I can only hope and expect that the other world, which has such deep sympathy for these criminals [Jews], will at least be generous enough to convert this sympathy into practical aid. We, on our part, are ready to put all these criminals at the disposal of these countries, for all I care, even on luxury ships.[4]
The conference proved a failure because both the United States and Britain refused to accept any (substantially) more refugees, and most of the countries at the conference followed suit, the result being that the Jews had no escape and were ultimately subject to what was known as Hitler's "Final Solution to the Jewish Question". The conference was seen by some as "an exercise in Anglo-American collaborative hypocrisy."[4] |
This made me feel so bad, knowing what came afterwards, but i was shocked to see something:
| Quote: | | The only country willing to accept a large number of Jews was the Dominican Republic, which offered to accept up to 100,000 refugees on generous terms.[8] In 1940 an agreement was signed and Rafael Trujillo donated 26,000 acres (110 km2) of his properties for settlements. The first settlers arrived in May 1940: only about 800 settlers came to Sosúa; most later moved on to the United States.[8] The Sosua Virtual museum is a living memorial to the settlers. |
This happened during Trujillo's dictatorship, a person who is a demon in the Dom Rep, a long list of crimes attributed to him, im amazed this actually happened.
Confused and shocked, i cant understand how Trujillo had such contrasting behaviour...
Anyone have any knowledge of Trujillo? Im wondering how he is seen in other cultures.
History is such a deep hole....
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Morphineus
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Never even heard of him. 
And willing to bet most Europeans haven't (tho there's always googlers acting smart  ).
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Morphineus
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| Posted: Thu, 11th Sep 2014 15:10 Post subject: |
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Nah we know a lot more than Castro, Dominicans is usually only mentioned on the vacation subject around here.
Very rarely that its history is being talked of around here so that's the reason of our ignorance.
Hell due to what education focuses on in Belgium most don't even have a clue about the history of: Scandinavia, South America (except the Columbus part), American colonization and upwards or Asia.
It's too localized or based on great empires and I'm willing to bet it's in most countries like that. But thankfully we got global media, internet and such to help us with learning more!
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