Figure 1: The St.

Louis in the Port of Hamburg

Figure 2: Jewish refugees from Nazi Germany boarding the liner St. Louis.
Discussion Question:
Compare the voyage of the St. Louis to that of the Mayflower, how do the motivations of the Puritans
compare to that of the Jews of 1939.

Figure 3: Refugees wait to hear if Cuba will grant them entry off the coast of Havana.

Discussion Question:
What reasons, political or social, contributed to the U.S. government’s decision to refuse the refugees?
Figure 4: Belgian police raiding the St. Louis upon its return to Europe.

Discussion Question:
How does the story of those aboard the St. Louis compare to the experiences of refugees today?