Innocence in an Age of Infamy

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What was it like to be a teenager during World War II? This website produced for Oregon Public Broadcasting tells the stories of six individuals who tell about the stories of their teenage years and how they struggled to make sense of life in an "age of infamy." They speak of heroism and fear, loyalty and lies, freedom and injustice, loving and losing, life and death, and hope and reconciliation.

The Lavenders, German Jews who escaped to Holland and then to the U.S.

Armin Lehmann, raised in Germany to believe in the values of the Third Reich.

Kennie Namba, a Japanese-American teenager who was interned in a "relocation" camp after Pearl Harbor.

The Aigners, Hungarian Jews who lost their families and their teenage years to Nazi oppression.

The site includes a timeline of events, teaching guides and resources and tries to answer the questions: how war can be prevented, how peace and tolerance can be promoted, and how teenagers today can make a difference and improve our world?

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