For those with a NYT subscription:
A remarkable story. Interesting mention of the anti immigrant sentiment following WW II and the large percentage of Americans who did not want to allow Jewish refugees to immigrate to the U.S.
Social Studies/History 9 - 12 13+ 6 - 8
The New York Times Bela, the Forgotten War Orphan WW II refugees Jewish orphans
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Thank you, 
Neme Alperstein
, for sharing this important story and for making the connection to the present day anti-immigration climate.
The New York Times article seems to be available for now without a subscription. There was also a write-up in the Forward (found by searching Bela's subsequent name of Ruth Saperstein Jaffe).
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