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MS St. Louis...1939 Jewish refugees... Jews...
MS St. Louis...1939 Jewish refugees... Jews...
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June 03, 1939
CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, June 3, 1939..
* German Ocean Liner MS St. Louis
* Jewish refugees are refused in Cuba
* The Voyage of the Damned - Jews
The top of page 2 has a one column heading: "GERMAN LINER LEAVES HAVANA WITH 907 JEWS" with subhead and related map. (see) Always nice to have notable events in history reported in this World famous publication.
Complete with all 28 pages, this is the "rag edition" printed on very high quality newsprint meant for the requirements of institutional holdings consequently in great condition. Four small binding holes at the blank spine.
wikipedia notes: MS St. Louis was a German ocean liner. In 1939, she set off on a voyage in which her captain, Gustav Schröder, tried to find homes for over 900 Jewish refugees from Germany. Due to countries' immigration policies based on domestic political realities, rather than humanitarian grounds, they were denied entry to Cuba, the United States, and Canada. The refugees were finally accepted in various European countries, including Belgium, the Netherlands, the UK, and France. Historians have estimated that approximately a quarter of them died in death camps during World War II.
Category: The 20th Century
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