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Commemorating the MS St. Louis: Lessons Learned from the Holocaust
HIAS Pennsylvania Zoom
Join HIAS Pennsylvania on Friday, June 5th at 11:30 AM for a webinar in commemoration of the MS St. Louis. This is the second event in our Immigrant Heritage Month series.
The MS St. Louis was a ship carrying 937 mostly Jewish refugees fleeing the Holocaust. The majority of them were refused entry into the United States on June 6, 1939. As a result, 254 of the passengers were ultimately killed by Nazis when they were forced to return to Europe.
Commemorating the MS St. Louis: Lessons Learned from the Holocaust, will explore the consequences of isolationist policies, and lessons that can and should be learned from the fateful voyage of the MS St. Louis.
HIAS Pennsylvania’s Executive Director, Cathryn Miller-Wilson, will be joined by Jutta Weduwen, Executive Director of the German organization, Action Reconciliation Service for Peace (ARSP).
ARSP was created after WWII to atone for the suffering caused by Nazi war crimes. The organization connects German volunteers with service organizations around the world. HIAS Pennsylvania has been fortunate to host many fellows from ARSP.
Those who wish to attend the webinar can register here. Attendees will have the opportunity to ask questions during the program.
