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David Nasaw

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  • Drawing depicting different groups of refugees. Above, a white woman carries an infant and holds the hand of a young child. They are wearing yellow and blue--the colors of Ukraine. They are standing on a red carpet, and it is being rolled out for them--an easy entrance amidst barbed wire. Meanwhile, at bottom right, other refugees are obscured in shadow, and covered by a thick red line (potentially another carpet). They are non-white refugees, and their faces are turned away from the viewer.

    United States to Refugees: Don't Give us Your Tired, Your Poor!

    Putting out the welcome mat for white Christians—while slamming the door in the faces of other migrants—is an American tradition.
    by David Nasaw via The Nation on May 9, 2022
  • Refutees carrying their possessions prepare to board a truck

    Finding a Home for the Last Refugees of World War II

    What happened to the last million Eastern Europeans in refugee camps in Germany, who refused to return home, or who had no home to return to.
    by David Nasaw via Literary Hub on September 15, 2020

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Joseph Berkowitz and Rae Kushner, Jared Kushner's grandparents, in Budapest in 1945.

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by Andrew Silverstein via Retropolis on July 22, 2024
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