St. Louis, refugees
Archief
The JDC produced this film to record what it thought would be a successful effort to save over 900 Jews, including 200 children, by sailing them from Nazi Germany to Cuba on the ship the St. Louis in 1939. When Cuba refused to allow the passengers to land, the ship sailed to the Miami area where the U.S. government also barred the refugees' entrance. The St. Louis languished in the waters around Cuba ...
Organisatie
European Holocaust Research Infrastructure