History: During the build-up to World War 2, the St. Louis was a German ocean liner which carried more than 901 Jewish refugees from Nazi Germany in 1939 intending to escape anti-Semitic persecution. The refugees tried to disembark in Cuba/USA/Canada but were denied permission to land. 1939 (300x250)

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