Many wanted to do precisely that, but in the interwar period the US had highly restrictive Immigration policies and these were enforced. To put it bluntly, there were strict limits on the number of immigrants that the US admitted from Germany, Austria and other countries. By the way, there were also political, non-Jewish refugees from Germany swelling the numbers applying for entry to the US.
Because of the Holocaust. So they could be safe.
Until August 1941 Jews were allowed to emigrate from Germany and from Nazi-occupied Western Europe, provided they could find a country to accept them and could actually travel there. They were able to pay the fares (including meals and so on) in advance in Germany, but they were not allowed to take much money with them and had to pay for permission to leave Germany. In September 1941 Heydrich ordered a halt to all Jewish emigration - in anticipation of the Final Solution.
Anti-Semetism has existed for centuries, but in many countries they were accepted or at least tolerated. Nazi Germany used the Jews as scapegoats and blamed all of their postwar economic problems on them. The Nuremberg Laws of 1935 stripped Jews of German Citizenship and basic rights. It led to their isolation and extermination.
Refugees flee from countries where they are persecuted (harassed, or worse) by the government) to countries where they can live in peace and lead normal lives. An obvious example is Jews fleeing from Nazi Germany to, say, Britain or the U.S.
England
Because of the Holocaust. So they could be safe.
Until August 1941 Jews were allowed to emigrate from Germany and from Nazi-occupied Western Europe, provided they could find a country to accept them and could actually travel there. They were able to pay the fares (including meals and so on) in advance in Germany, but they were not allowed to take much money with them and had to pay for permission to leave Germany. In September 1941 Heydrich ordered a halt to all Jewish emigration - in anticipation of the Final Solution.
The Japanese, lacking the 'Christian background' to antisemitism, found the Nazis' hatred of the Jews utterly bewildering.
About 22 where killed in Norway. But 768 norwegian jews where sent to death camps in Germany/Poland, few survived. Some 1100 jew survived the war, of them 925 jews who managed to flee to Sweden.
The Holocaust.
He never even went to Germany. He tried to flee FROM France TO the Austrian army, who were allied to the Prussians, who were German.
some tried to flee, some stayed.
They did not need to flee. Spain was never occupied, nor did it have to surrender its Jews.
Anti-Semetism has existed for centuries, but in many countries they were accepted or at least tolerated. Nazi Germany used the Jews as scapegoats and blamed all of their postwar economic problems on them. The Nuremberg Laws of 1935 stripped Jews of German Citizenship and basic rights. It led to their isolation and extermination.
There were not many things that the Jewish people in Germany could do during WWII, except keep their loved ones as safe as possible and try to flee Germany. The Jewish people could not sell their items, and it was extremely dangerous to buy anything else.
Refugees flee from countries where they are persecuted (harassed, or worse) by the government) to countries where they can live in peace and lead normal lives. An obvious example is Jews fleeing from Nazi Germany to, say, Britain or the U.S.
England