Put Yourself in Their Shoes:

In the film, Stephen Morewitz said: 

     "A few individuals taking a risk can change history."

• What does he mean by that?

• Do you know of someone who has taken a risk and stood up for what's right?

• Have you ever taken a risk and stood up for something you knew was right?

• Name some upstanders in the film and what they did.

In the film, Harry A. Morewitz said: 

     "We had the ability and the capacity to save them and we didn't."

• What could the United States have done differently to help refugees during WWII?

• What do you think the United States should do regarding refugees today?

In the film, Irving Redel said: 

     "We survived. 6 million didn't, and that is a catastrophe."

• What did he mean by that? 

• Are there examples of catastrophes happening today that the US could/should help?

Dig a little deeper...

• Define perpetrator, collaborator, bystander, upstander, and victim.

• How did each play a role in WWII?

• How does each play a role in a specific conflict today?

• Is a bystander less guilty than a perpetrator and a collaborator?