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Global Immigration
Children’s Emigration Project
Students discover the complexities of Martha Sharp's rescue project by analyzing historical correspondences.
Lesson
Global Immigration
The Sharps’ Dilemmas
Students are introduced to upstanders Waitstill and Martha Sharp, an American minister and his wife who undertook a rescue mission to help save Jews and refugees fleeing Nazi occupation.
Reading
Global Immigration
Two Who Dared
Learn how the Sharps' rescue work began with a phone call from the American Unitarian community asking for their leadership in the refugee crisis in Prague, 1939.
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Global Immigration
Genocide & Mass Violence
Becoming a Better Person: Luma Mufleh on her Grandmother’s Compassion
Luma Mufleh speaks about her grandmother's compassion as part of a Community Conversation.
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Global Immigration
Genocide & Mass Violence
From War-torn Afghanistan to Facing History: Mohammed Sayed at the 2013 New England Benefit Dinner
Mohammed S. speaks about what he learned through Facing History.
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