Academic weirdo examining the use of scent in death rituals. Out to build community #deathliteracy, & end funeral poverty. Smells spooky https://t.co/IxzO3vkesZ
May 2, 2019 • 5 tweets • 2 min read
Today is Yom HaShoah (Holocaust Memorial Day) and I'm honoured to share my #FiveThings with @LifeDeathWhat today. Often I am asked, "Why didn't Jews just leave Nazi-occupied areas?" and the answer is, "Many tried but they were denied asylum" 1/5 tinyurl.com/y3ksuhuh
In 1938 the US denied over 100,000 visas of German Jews trying to flee. The US government feared that these desperate families might be spies, saboteurs, or disease ridden. They would beg on the street, be a drain on the economy or commit acts of terror (sound familiar?) 2/5
