Susan Lynn Meyer

Archive for February, 2017

For Readers of Skating With the Statue of Liberty: 
Immigration Restrictions During World War II

Today, we have something special: a guest post about SKATING WITH THE STATUE OF LIBERTY from a teacher from Portland, Maine!  Thank you, Catherine!

IMMIGRATION RESTRICTIONS DURING WORLD WAR II

By Educator Catherine Mayrse Anderson

Anne Frank, famous the … Read More

Posted on 02/23/2017 07:00 am | Leave a comment
 

Refugee’s Daughter: The Story Behind BLACK RADISHES and SKATING WITH THE STATUE OF LIBERTY

I’m the daughter of a child refugee.

My widowed grandmother came here with her two children in November of 1942, making them among the last Jews to escape from Nazi-occupied France.  They had been helped by HIAS, the Hebrew Immigrant … Read More

Posted on 02/20/2017 06:09 pm | 12 Comments