<p>A postcard of the SS <em>St. Louis.</em> May 1939.</p>
<p>The plight of German-Jewish refugees, persecuted at home and unwanted abroad, is illustrated by the May 13, 1939, <a href="/narrative/4719">voyage of the SS <em>St. Louis</em>.</a></p>

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