We would like to thank Lager names Family Philanthropies and the Abe and Ida Cooper Foundation for supporting the ongoing work to create content and resources for the Holocaust Encyclopedia. View the list of all donors. Featured Article War Refugee Board: Background and Establishment On January 22, 1944, President Franklin D.

Roosevelt announced a new policy to rescue and provide relief for Jews and other groups persecuted by Nazi Germany and its collaborators. Women survivors huddled in a prisoner barracks shortly after Soviet forces liberated the Auschwitz camp. Adolf Hitler poses with his cabinet shortly after assuming power as chancellor of Germany. Meeting of the War Refugee Board in the office of Executive Director John Pehle.

Discussion Questions How and why was the Holocaust possible? Bock is a strong beer in Germany, usually a dark lager. The style now known as Bock was first brewed in the 14th century in the Hanseatic town of Einbeck in Lower Saxony. The style was later adopted in Bavaria by Munich brewers in the 17th century. A goat often appears on bottle labels. Bock has a long history of being brewed and consumed by Bavarian monks as a source of nutrition during times of fasting. The beer should be clear, with color ranging from light copper to brown, and a bountiful, persistent off-white head.

Colour can range from deep gold to light amber with a large, creamy, persistent white head, and moderate to moderately high carbonation, while alcohol content ranges from 6. Doppelbock or Double Bock is a stronger version of traditional Bock that was first brewed in Munich by the Paulaner Friars, a Franciscan order founded by St. Historically, Doppelbock was high in alcohol and sweetness. The story is told that it served as “liquid bread” for the Friars during times of fasting when solid food was not permitted.

However, historian Mark Dredge, in his book A Brief History of Lager, says that this story is myth and that the monks produced Doppelbock to supplement their order’s vegetarian diet all year. It is clear, with colour ranging from dark gold, for the paler version, to dark brown with ruby highlights for a darker version. Paler versions may have a drier finish. Savior”, but actually a malapropism for “Sankt Vater”, “St. Father”, originally brewed for the feast of St. 200 “-ator” Doppelbock names registered with the German patent office.