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North Charleston High School Students Collect $1,900 For Syrian Refugees
ResumeAfter seeing the image of Aylan Kurdi, the three-year-old old Syrian refugee whose body washed up on a Turkish shore back in September, students at North Charleston High School in South Carolina decided they need to do something to help.
The predominately African-American student body began to pool their lunch and snack money to help refugees overseas. In partnership with non-profit Jewish historical institute Centropa, which is based in Vienna, Austria, they were able to donate $1,900 in supplies to a Syrian refugee community for Hanukkah.
Here & Now’s Eric Westervelt talks with Anthony Ludwig, chair of the department of history at North Charleston High School, about his students' Syrian refugee giving campaign.
Guest
- Anthony Ludwig, chair of the North Charleston High School's history department.
Host
- Eric Westervelt, correspondent for NPR and guest host for Here & Now. He tweets @Ericnpr.
This segment aired on December 16, 2015.