Voyage of the Damned : A Shocking True Story of Hope, Betrayal, and Nazi Terror

Overview: In May 1939, the SS St. Louis set sail from Hamburg carrying 937 German Jews seeking asylum from Nazi persecution. Unknown to the captain, the ship was merely a pawn of Nazi propaganda. Among the crew were members of the dreaded Gestapo, and the steward himself was on a mission for the SS. Made into an Academy Award–winning film in 1976, Voyage of the Damned is the gripping, day-by-day account of how those refugees on board the liner struggled to survive. "In May 1939, the SS St. Louis set sail from Hamburg carrying 937 German Jews seeking asylum from Nazi persecution. But all was not as it seemed ... Amongst the crew were members of the dreaded Gestapo, and the steward himself was on a mission for the SS. Voyage of the damned is the ... day-by-day account of how those refugees on board the liner struggled to survive. The ship sailed to Cuba where the refugees were refused entry either as tourists or political asylum seekers ... They sailed on to America where President Roosevelt refused the passengers permission to land. In Canada they were refused again. And they found themselves returning to Europe and an uncertain fate"--Page 4 of cover

In May 1939, the SS St. Louis set sail from Hamburg carrying 937 German Jews seeking asylum from Nazi persecution. Unknown to the captain, the ship was merely a pawn of Nazi propaganda. Among the crew were members of the dreaded Gestapo, and the steward himself was on a mission for the SS. Made into an Academy Award–winning film in 1976, Voyage of the Damned is the gripping, day-by-day account of how those refugees on board the liner struggled to survive.

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