Bombs exploding rapidly behind you, screams from children running for their lives, and the air filled with hot, dry ash. This is what many Syrian refugees are facing in today's time. They want to be let into the U.S. to escape this terror, but they cannot be let in. This is also what many Jews were interfering to escape in the Holocaust by heading onto a ship named the St. Louis. They were also denied entry into many places because these places couldn't house them. The Syrian refugees and the Jews have many similarities and differences.
One similarity is that both sides are fleeing their homes to seek hope and escape the devastation. The article, "Jews' Tale Plays Out Again, as Syrian Refugees Find Resistance to U.S. entry," states, "During World War 3, the U.S. put strict limits on refugees fleeing Europe. These limits were influenced by anti-Semitism, prejudice against the Jewish people." Moreover, this proves to the reader that when the Jews were trying to come into the U.S. but they said no because many people believed they wanted to do harm. The same thing is happening against the Syrians in today's world. One difference between the Jews and Syrians is that the Syrians are fleeing because their homes are now destroyed while the Jews …show more content…
Entry," have similarities and differences. One similarity is that both side are fleeing their homes to seek hope and escape the devastation. One difference is that the Syrians were fleeing their war-torn homes while the Jews were trying to escape the discrimination against their religion. Hope and love are the only things the Syrians are asking for, but the government still won't allow them entry. The same thing happened to the Jews back then. Imagine if you were seeking peace from your war-torn home and were denied entry into freedom because of