refugees

‘We are being scapegoated’: Why refugees fear renewed anti-migrant violence in South Africa

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‘We are being scapegoated’: Why refugees fear renewed anti-migrant violence in South Africa

A protest by March and March, an anti-immigration movement A September 30 deadline declared by South Africa’s March and March, an anti-immigration movement that has led anti-migrant protests across the country this year, has renewed fears of violence among migrant communities.Refugees are also fearing fresh unrest as South Africa will hold local government elections on … Read more

In 1943, two Jewish refugees fleeing the Nazis bought a crumbling Los Angeles mansion for $9,000; 83 years later, after the Palisades Fire forced it shut, Villa Aurora has reopened

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In 1943, two Jewish refugees fleeing the Nazis bought a crumbling Los Angeles mansion for $9,000; 83 years later, after the Palisades Fire forced it shut, Villa Aurora has reopened

Villa Aurora was built in 1927 as a Spanish Revival model home (Photo: Daniella On Design) In 1943, German Jewish writer Lion Feuchtwanger and his wife, Marta, bought a crumbling mansion in Pacific Palisades, Los Angels, for $9,000. The couple who had fled Nazi persecution, turned the house into a gathering place for artists, writers … Read more