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Teaching the Holocaust Through Poetry

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W.H. Auden’s poem “Refugee Blues” launches a study of the problems of refugees. Background information about the poem and general information about Jewish refugees from Germany and Austria are provided, as are discussion questions and links to the artwork. 

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Instructional Ideas
  • Although designed to accompany a study of the plight of refugees during WWII, the concepts could be applied to refugees from any conflict