Cuabmoth
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Cuabmoth
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Curious about most things. Also, it’s a curly willow.
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Anne Frank’s family tried to emigrate to the US but couldn’t do so legally. "Otto Frank, Anne’s father, began seeking ways to escape to the US as early as 1938. At the time, the US had no specific refugee policy, but enforced quotas based on national origin."
Anne Frank's family tried escaping to US but thwarted by 'bureaucracy' – report
New research says the family twice tried to obtain US immigration visas but were thwarted by red tape
www.theguardian.com
January 27, 2026 at 3:52 PM
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Here is an example of a Dutch call-up paper for Jews to report to labor camps.

The Frank family ignored their call-up, meaning they were officially in Amsterdam illegally from this point on.

The Trump administration is doing Holocaust revisionism to avoid the possibility of empathy for migrants.
January 27, 2026 at 3:30 PM