pickThis book for me was equal parts inspiring and frustrating. Inspiring because of the 1,000 refugees from WWII who came here to the United States in hopes of freedom and a better life. Ruth Gruber and her tireless efforts for these people was also inspiring. What frustrated me was the endless political red tape that these refugees faced. That aspect shouldn't have been a surprise to me though. I would highly recommend reading this book.
I had no knowledge of POWs during WWII and where they went. This little tidbit in the book lead me on a 30 minute research session. Between 1943 and 1945 about 400,000 Nazi POWs came to the United States. #learnsomethingnew
“The world can no longer believe that the ghastly facts are unknown and unconfirmed,” Dr. Chaim Weizmann, the eloquent leader of the Jewish Agency, the shadow Jewish government in Palestine, declared. “At this moment expressions of sympathy without accompanying attempts to launch acts of rescue become a hollow mockery in the ears of the dying."
Haven: The Dramatic Story of 1,000 World War II Refugees and How They Came to America | 
