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The Evian Conference
The Evian Conference was held in France on July 1938. President Roosevelt called for an international conference to discuss the growing numbers of Jewish refugees. Each of 32 nations represented including the United States refused to open its doors to more immigrants.
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Kristallnacht
Kristallnacht is also known as "The Night of Broken Glass." On November 9th, 1938, the Germans destroyed Jewish stores, houses and synagogues. Almost every synagogue was destroyed and also they arrested many Jews. After Kristallnacht was over, the Jews had to pay for the damages that were done.
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Wannsee Conference
In 1942 Nazi officials met outside of Berlin to develop a new plan. One idea came from a Nazi leader "The final solution to the Jewish question". They decided that they would build camps in Poland to commit mass genocide. They decided that it would be the destruction of the entire Euro-Jew population.
-Michael
By;Michael Lotenero -
Death Camps
In January 1942, the Nazis opened the first death camp. The camp had a gas chamber that was disguised as a shower room at the camp. The camp was called the Auschwitz camp. It was located in western Poland.
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War Refugee Board (WRB)
Roosevelt created the War Refugee Board (WRB) to try to help people threatened by the Nazis. Despite its late start, the WRB's programs helped save some 200,000 lives. With WRB funding, for example, Swedish diplomat Raoul Wallenberg rescued thousands of Hungarian Jews by issuing them special Swedish passports. Some 1,000 refugees were rescued and brought to an army camp in Oswego, New York, but Roosevelt would not expand the program.
-Kimberly
