During World War II, Iowa housed over 25,000 German prisoners of war to address farm labor shortages. Initial fear and skepticism from Iowans gave way to community and trust as they worked alongside the prisoners. Many Iowans formed lasting bonds with the prisoners, sending care packages to them in Germany after the war. Jean Shey was 12 when she first questioned her father’s judgment. He wanted to serve lunch to the Germans. Not neighbors – prisoners of war in her town of Algona, Iowa. Five of them. Men captured overseas while her friends’ brothers were fighting and dying in Europe....
Monitoring Antisemitism Intel
