![Jewish refugees from Nazi Germany board the "St. Louis." [LCID: 85512]](https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/images/large/64879326-bb0b-46c6-850a-838a800c8da0.jpg)
Jewish refugees from Nazi Germany board the St. Louis. The ship would be denied entry into Cuba and the United States and forced to return to Europe. Hamburg, Germany, May 13, 1939.
We would like to thank Crown Family Philanthropies, Abe and Ida Cooper Foundation, the Claims Conference, EVZ, and BMF for supporting the ongoing work to create content and resources for the Holocaust Encyclopedia. View the list of donor acknowledgement.
