Critical Thinking/Discussion Questions - Fritz Preis
1. Fritz Preis related how a Nazi shot someone over a picture of Dollfuss. Why would the Nazis dislike a supporter of Dollfuss? Use the link below to research your answer.
“Englebert Dollfuss”
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Engelbert_Dollfuss
“Anschluss”
http://www.ushmm.org/research/research-in-collections/search-the-collections/bibliography/anschluss
(n.d.). Retrieved April 29, 2017, from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Engelbert_Dollfuss, http://www.ushmm.org/research/research-in-collections/search-the-collections/bibliography/anschluss
2. Fritz is startled to see segregated facilities in the United States. In an essay, discuss the irony of a person escaping persecution encountering it in the country of refuge. View the film clip below to listen to the accounts of other Jewish Refugees who emigrated to the segregated south.
“From Swastika to Jim Crow”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B4DecqDTB3Y
(n.d.). Retrieved April 29, 2017, from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B4DecqDTB3Y