Holocaust Refugees 1935-1945

They fled from Nazi Germany
to America and liberty,
yearning to be free,
those desperate refugees
to find a home
and live in peace,
they came here broke
and not adept in English,
for them life was no joke,
yet, many worked their way up
in industry, science and politics
right to the very top,
in movies, literature and art
they played a most important part,
they served America with distinction,
eternally grateful for saving them
from the Holocaust extinction.

Alfred Charasz
Copyright 2009 Alfred Charasz