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A character from the book refugee by Alan Gratz

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A character from the book refugee by Alan Gratz

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My refugee is Josef from the book Refugee

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Question 1: What is your persons background?

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Question 1: What is your persons background?

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Josef is a 13 year old Jewish boy in Germany 1939, just before World War II. His father has been taken and Josef’s family is going to leave Germany and go to Cuba.

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Question 2: How many members are in their family? Siblings?

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Question 2: How many members are in their family? Siblings?

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Including Josef there is 4 members of his family, his mother, father and little sister.

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Question 3: What were their parents occupation?

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Question 3: What were their parents occupation?

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Josef’s mother used to work in a hospital and his father doesn’t have a job.

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Question 4: Were they the eldest? Or youngest? How did that impact their role in the family?

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Question 4: Were they the eldest? Or youngest? How did that impact their role in the family?

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Josef was the eldest child so he took care of his little sister and helped his parents

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Question 5: What was their parents religious and political beliefs?

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Question 5: What was their parents religious and political beliefs?

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Josef’s parents were Jews

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Question 6: How did their mother/father’s decisions/ambitions/goals/career impact on their life?

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Question 6: How did their mother/father’s decisions/ambitions/goals/career impact on their life?

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Josef’s mother decided to leave Germany which impacted where Josef would live

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Question 7: What were their family values and ethics?

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Question 7: What were their family values and ethics?

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Josef and his family were Jews and Jewish ethics are kindness, faith, compassion, a peace loving disposition, and a humble and contrite spirit.

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Question 8: What caused the family/person/s to flee?

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Question 8: What caused the family/person/s to flee?

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Josef’s family were Jews and Hitler was making life very difficult for Jews and was making them leave the country

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Describe 1 major political event leading up to their escape. Who was responsible for this and why?

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Describe 1 major political event leading up to their escape. Who was responsible for this and why?

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A major political event leading up to Josef and his family’s escape was hitler coming to power and telling the Jews to leave the country.

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Find a choropleth map showing the percentages of refugees recorded for that period. Use the data represented to describe its pattern

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Find a choropleth map showing the percentages of refugees recorded for that period. Use the data represented to describe its pattern

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This shows that over 100,000 Jews left Germany during Josef’s time period. Most of them went to the United States and South America.

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Create a timeline of visual evidence from the period represented

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Create a timeline of visual evidence from the period represented

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On your completed map of their journey annotate any significant events and where/why they occurred 

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On your completed map of their journey annotate any significant events and where/why they occurred 

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List/explain 5 negative and 5 positive experiences refugees may face when arriving at their host country

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List/explain 5 negative and 5 positive experiences refugees may face when arriving at their host country

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Positive things:

1. Shelter

2. More food and water

3. Better job opportunities

4.  Better education opportunities

5.  Safety

Negative things:

1. difficulty speaking/reading/understanding the language of the host country

2. Not having the currency the host country uses

3. Not knowing where places like hospitals and stores are

4. Cultural differences

5. Transport issues

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Write a brief paragraph explaining what their status is and how their life is going presently. What are the current refugee statistics for their place of residence?

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Write a brief paragraph explaining what their status is and how their life is going presently. What are the current refugee statistics for their place of residence?

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The amount of refugees has increased by a lot since Josef’s time period but it looks like the amount of refugees is decreasing.

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The Book Refugee

https://nysiaf.org/the-8-biggest-challenges-facing-immigrants/

https://www.semphn.org.au/referrals-and-resources-for-refugees-and-asylum-seekers

https://www.refugeecouncil.org.au/

https://www.facinghistory.org/standing-up-hatred-intolerance/1951-refugee-convention-and-protocol

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https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/content/en/gallery/refugees-maps

https://www.wired.com/2011/09/0901blitzkrieg-world-war-ii-starts/

https://www.awm.gov.au/collection/C298561

https://www.migrationpolicy.org/sites/default/files/resize/source_images/CP-Cuba2017-F1-updated-700x432.png

https://docplayer.net/166314403-Praise-for-refugee-ellen-silva-npr-meant-to-be-read-discussed-and-shared-widely-school-library-journal.html

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What is the ￼1951 Geneva convention and the 1967 protocol? What do they say about refugees?

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What is the ￼1951 Geneva convention and the 1967 protocol? What do they say about refugees?

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The 1951 Geneva convention contains the rights of refugees like to not be punished for illegal entry into the territory of a  contracting state and the right to work. It also highlights their duty’s to their host country and it says that a refugee should not be returned to the country where they face threats to their life or freedom. The 1967 protocol expands the applicability of  the 1951 Geneva convention and removes the geographical and time limits.