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A possible silver lining to denying sanctuary to the refugees... November 20, 2015 9:44 pm RL

Your grand-kids will maybe get a touching book to read!
http://www.reuters.com/article/2007/02/14/us-annefrank-letters-idUSN1430569220070214#FAfP1ZmLlQRco6eL.97

“It is for the sake of the children mainly that we have to care for. Our own fate is of less importance,” Otto Frank wrote in a letter to Strauss, who was the head of the U.S. Housing Authority. “You are the only person I know that I can ask.”

Frank asked for $5,000 to cover a deposit related to getting a U.S. visa, but the money was ultimately not needed because the visa was not granted.

  • Historians Politely Remind Nation To Check What's Happened In Past Before Making Any Big Decisions by RL 2015-11-21 09:00:18
    • Seriously? by TB 2015-11-21 09:00:10
      • Why we should accept Syrian refugees by mcfly 2015-11-21 10:28:25
        • "Our evil country has taken in more refugees in recent years...than every other nation combined." by Robert 2015-11-21 10:19:42
          • "Like!" (moved inside) by RL 2015-11-21 10:27:10
            • OMG by Robert 2015-11-21 20:37:31
              • Just an opinion by podrock 2015-11-23 05:35:52
                • Wasn't aware of any rule on that.. by RL 2015-11-22 00:03:00
                  • Apples and oranges thing by Robert 2015-11-22 09:23:43
                • LOL...that's some serious validation right there by mcfly 2015-11-21 10:30:30
              • Also, I never said our country was evil... by RL 2015-11-21 10:04:03
                • Too bad they don't accept comments on that article. by TB 2015-11-21 13:36:25
                  • And again... by RL 2015-11-22 00:00:34
                    • Last comment on this. by TB 2015-11-22 11:27:28
                      • REFUGEES by RL 2015-11-22 13:43:20
                        • Yeah, Feinstein's Senate bill. I mentioned that Friday. It's a good idea. by TB 2015-11-22 13:53:28
                        • You didn't answer the question... by RL 2015-11-22 13:38:52
                  • I never said the syrian refugees are jews by RL 2015-11-21 09:05:24
                    • Nobody said you did. by TB 2015-11-21 09:54:37
                      • There you go again... by RL 2015-11-21 10:07:02
                      • One argument in your favor... by RL 2015-11-21 09:14:47
                        • This sums it up nicely... by RL 2015-11-21 09:26:08

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