In the dialogue box below please respond thoroughly to the following scenario.
Fate 1 1938 The American State Department blocks your parents application for a visa. Soon after they flee Poland for France, but the likelihood that they will gain entry into the United States is becoming increasingly remote. What do you and your sister do in response to this scenario? What steps are left for you to take in an effort to rescue your family?
Fate 2 At your job you overhear discussions about the opening of the concentration camps in Europe and the "deportation of the Jews to points west." What actions are the Jewish community in the United States planning and taking? What is your role in this process?
Fate 3 On your way home form work you stop at your mailbox and find an official letter from the US Government. You open and it reads..."Greetings from the US Government. You have been called to do your patriotic duty. Please report to your nearest draft board within the next five days. God bless America." What is your immediate reaction? What and how do you tell your sister? What do you do to get ready?
Fate 4 Information about the Holocaust filtered down to you while you were working for the American Jewish Congress. The horrifying news only compounded your fears for your parents' well-being. To make matters worse, your unit participated in the liberation of Auschwitz and other death camps. What did you see when you first entered the camp? How did you react? What will you do when you get home?
Fate 4A Soon after returning home you receive two pieces of mail from the U.S. government. The first is from the State Department offering its congratulations that your parents have been granted visas allowing them to immigrate to the United States. The second, which arrives a few days later, is a letter of sympathy informing you that your parents were deported to Auschwitz earlier in the war and they are among the Holocaust victims. How do you respond to these two pieces of information? What is your opinion of America?