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"900,000 Plus, Arab Refugees" Newspaper Article, December 7, 1957

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Courtesy of Library of Congress, "'900,000 Plus, Arab Refugees' Hebrews, Christians Attention," The Detroit Tribune, 7 December 1957

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This small featured piece in The Detroit Tribune is calling on the "Hebrews" to help aid the 900,000+ Arab refugees. The article is asking for $100.00 in aid from sympathetic readers. 

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Source-Dependent Questions

  • According to the document, why should people give to refugees? How much is The Detroit Tribune pledging?
  • What does the document claim refugees need more of than financial aid? Why would refugees, who have been displaced, have strong feelings towards other groups of people?

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"'900,000 Plus, Arab Refugees' Hebrews, Christians Attention," The Detroit Tribune, 7 December 1957. Courtesy of Library of Congress