The Archive · 1939

Cuba Slams Door to Jewish Refugees from Europe

Unlike Shanghai which is receiving Jewish refugees from Europe -almost every week, Cuba put down the bars when the Ger an liner St. Louis arrived from Hamburg with 915 refugees.

Here ave seen the refugees lining the deck, and the vessel steaming out of Havana harbour followed by small boats to pick up world-be suicides. The refugees returned to Europe and were eventually allowed to land in Britain, France, Belgium and Holland.

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