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Lawlor, Allison, 1971-
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St. Louis (Ship)
Jewish refugees -- History -- 20th century.
Jews -- Germany -- History -- 20th century.
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)
Canada -- Emigration and immigration -- Government policy -- History -- 20th century.
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Lawlor, Allison, 1971-
St. Louis (Ship)
Jewish refugees -- History -- 20th century.
Jews -- Germany -- History -- 20th century.
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)
Canada -- Emigration and immigration -- Government policy -- History -- 20th century.
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"The saddest
ship
afloat" : the tragedy of the MS St.
Louis
/ Allison Lawlor.
by
Lawlor, Allison, 1971-
Nimbus Publishing, 2016.
Call #:
940.5318 L418s
Subjects
St.
Louis
(
Ship
)
Jewish refugees -- History -- 20th century.
Jews -- Germany -- History -- 20th century.
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)
Canada -- Emigration and immigration -- Government policy -- History -- 20th century.
ISBN:
9781771083997 (pbk.)
Alternate title:
Tragedy of the MS St.
Louis
Description:
vii, 118 p. : col. ill., map, ports. ; 20 cm.
Bibliography:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary:
On May 13, 1939, the eve of the Second World War, the MS St.
Louis
left port in Hamburg, Germany, headed for Havana, Cuba. Among the
ship
's passengers were more than six hundred Jews attempting to escape Nazi rule. But most of the visas the passengers had purchased turned out to be fake and after several days in limbo in Havana's harbour, the
ship
's captain turned back for Europe. Canadian and American activists petitioned their governments to accept the refugees on humanitarian grounds, but to no avail. On its return, the
ship
would distribute its passengers among European countries, and over the course of the war, an estimated 250 would die in the Nazi-run concentration camps. Illustrated with photos and sidebar features on the voyage, glimpses into the lives of passengers, a look at Canada’s postwar refugee policy, and memorials dedicated to preserving the story of this tragic event in Canadian immigration history. Author Allison Lawlor worked as a reported for several daily papers in Ontario before moving to Nova Scotia in 2003. She lives in Prospect, Nova Scotia.
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