President Franklin D. Roosevelt's Aid During The Holocaust

From January 30, 1933 until May 8, 1945 one of the most detrimental events in history took place. This event is known as the Holocaust. It has been debated for a very long time whether or not the United States and President Franklin D. Roosevelt gave enough effort to rescue the European Jews, homosexuals, gypsies, and other targeted groups that were placed inside of concentration camps. While Roosevelt did intervene in the events of the Holocaust, he and his administration should have and could have done so much more to help save the victims of the concentration and extermination camps. The Roosevelt administration and the country as a whole should have done more to aid in the rescue of the innocent people that were persecuted during the
Hitler and his Nazis truly despised the Jewish race; they believed they were at fault for Germany’s issues and struggles.(America and the Holocaust) Many types of people were persecuted during the Holocaust. Contrary to popular belief not all those who are placed into camps were Jews. (America and the Holocaust) Many accusations have been made against Roosevelt for being indifferent during the Holocaust. Accusations are also followed by the following questions: Why was a ship containing Jewish refugees denied entrance into the United States? Why didn’t the United States as an Allie bomb or destroy Auschwitz or the railroads on which the trains transported Jews to be exterminated? (America and the Holocaust) If he was aware of all that was happening he should have stepped in and done something. In addition to remaining indifferent, Roosevelt allowed immigration laws that made it extremely difficult to get into the country to continue being enforced. In 1929 the State Department began to strictly enforce all immigration laws. During this time many Jews were fleeing Germany in search of a safe haven which they were usually denied here in the United States. It is found, “After World War II began in 1939, American consuls
Towards the end of the Holocaust, Roosevelt changed Hoover’s immigration to allow more Jews into the country. It can be found, “Despite many obstacles, however, more than 200,000 Jews found refuge in the United States from 1933 to 1945, most of them arriving before the end of 1941.” In addition to this, a man by the name of Thomas Mann once said that he believed Hitler would be taken down because Roosevelt saw how evil he truly was. (America and the