On This Day in History MAY 27, 2025
WATCH: On This Day in History: Ship carrying hundreds of Jewish refugees, fleeing Nazi Germany, is turned away in Cuba
A boat carrying 937 refugees, almost all of whom are Jews fleeing Nazi persecution, is turned away from Havana, Cuba, on May 27, 1939
A boat carrying 937 refugees, almost all of whom are Jews fleeing Nazi persecution, is turned away from Havana, Cuba, on May 27, 1939.
Only 28 immigrants are admitted into the country. After appeals to the United States and Canada for entry are denied, the rest are forced to sail back to Europe, where they’re distributed among several countries including Great Britain and France.
On May 13, the St. Louis sailed from Hamburg, Germany to Havana, Cuba. This was later known as " Voyage Of The Damned."
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