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Refuge Denied: The St. Louis Passengers and the Holocaust Hardcover – September 13, 2006

by Sarah A. Ogilvie (Author), Scott Miller (Author)

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In May of 1939 the Cuban government turned away the Hamburg-America Line’s MS St. Louis, which carried more than 900 hopeful Jewish refugees escaping Nazi Germany. The passengers subsequently sought safe haven in the United States, but were rejected once again, and the St. Louis had to embark on an uncertain return voyage to Europe. Finally, the St. Louis passengers found refuge in four western European countries, but only the 288 passengers sent to England evaded the Nazi grip that closed upon continental Europe a year later. Over the years, the fateful voyage of the St. Louis has come to symbolize U.S. indifference to the plight of European Jewry on the eve of World War II.

Although the episode of the St. Louis is well known, the actual fates of the passengers, once they disembarked, slipped into historical obscurity. Prompted by a former passenger’s curiosity, Sarah Ogilvie and Scott Miller of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum set out in 1996 to discover what happened to each of the 937 passengers. Their investigation, spanning nine years and half the globe, took them to unexpected places and produced surprising results. Refuge Denied chronicles the unraveling of the mystery, from Los Angeles to Havana and from New York to Jerusalem.

Some of the most memorable stories include the fate of a young toolmaker who survived initial selection at Auschwitz because his glasses had gone flying moments before and a Jewish child whose apprenticeship with a baker in wartime France later translated into the establishment of a successful business in the United States. Unfolding like a compelling detective thriller, Refuge Denied is a must-read for anyone interested in the Holocaust and its impact on the lives of ordinary people.

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The doomed ship St. Louis—carrying German-Jewish refugees and refused permission to dock in Cuba and Florida in 1939—became a potent symbol of global indifference to the fate of European Jewry on the eve of the Holocaust. While 288 of the more than 900 passengers found sanctuary in Great Britain, 620 were forced to return to mainland Europe, and close to half of those passengers sent to Belgium, France and Holland were murdered during the Holocaust. Among the survivors, a Miami-area retired baker and Korean War veteran, Herbert Karliner, got through WWII posing as a Catholic and working as a hired hand for a pro-Vichy farmer near Lyon. Another, Hannelore Klein, who in her 70s confesses to still feeling like a displaced person, was 12 when she was sent to Holland, survived Auschwitz (her mother was gassed) and returned to Amsterdam to live with her grandparents, Theresienstadt survivors. Prodigiously researched and generously illustrated with photographs—most from the St. Louis and the Westerbork internment camp—this valuable contribution to Holocaust studies provides emotionally satisfying closure as the authors, staffers at D.C.'s U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum, track the passengers and give a human face to mass tragedy. (Oct. 20)
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"Irrespective of what we think of America's action, we now know that the statement 'we will never really know' what happened to the other passengers is simply wrong. With the publication of this book the final stage in the saga of these very unlucky passengers has been rescued from oblivion." - Deborah Lipstadt, from the foreword"

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Hardcover: 224 pages
Publisher: University of Wisconsin Press; 1 edition (September 13, 2006)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0299219801
ISBN-13: 978-0299219802
Product Dimensions: 6 x 0.7 x 9 inches
Shipping Weight: 15.2 ounces
Average Customer Review: 14 customer reviews
Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,447,874 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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I have a hard cover, not a paperback

ByDr. Rudolph Jacobsonon June 25, 2013

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Being instrumental in the development of this book (see page 8), as well as one of the Survivors of this ill fated Voyage of the S.S. St. Louis, now commonly referred to as "The Voyage of the Damned," (coined after the title of the original book written by Thomas and Witts in 1974), I was very much interested in this sequel which accounted for all 936 of those Jewish Refugees even though this labor of love took almost 10 years. It is interesting and so well written that the reader constantly builds up their anticipation for the upcoming story from the present one. Each Survivor's story is different, very well documented, so the reader never gets bored. Hats off to Scott Miller and Sara Ogilvie for a great work to help preserve a moment during man's inhumanity/indifference to man. The Nazis were right when they said, "If the Rest of the World doesn't care about the 900 Jews on the St. Louis, do you think they Will Care What We Do with the Rest of Europe's Jews?" And, that gave the Nazis the Green Light for the Final Solution. This was the significance of the Voyage of the S.S. St. Louis.

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An essential volume on the aftermath of the tragic St Louis voyage

ByCSon October 6, 2016

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Exceptionally researched and documented. This is a well written epitaph for the lost St Louis passengers. I read this after reading Voyage of the Damned. It is thoroughly readable, dignified & respectful in its straightforward style, and a must for any study of the toll of the Holocaust.

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Refuge Denied- Excellent read

ByF. Newmanon August 20, 2014

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This is a very important part of world history . It is well documented and the authors looked far and wide for each survivor,
I am not sure about Roosevelt's intentions.There were some excuses for why we turned these innocent human beings to their death.
There should have been some humanitarian exceptions for a group of people who would have contributed greatly to American society. .
This book should be required reading for all students.

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More story than reference

ByRockvilleon October 2, 2013

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Interesting stories about passengers on a hope-filled journey. Bravo to the researchers/authors for their diligence. Prayers for those who were doomed by the failure of the US to open the gates to opportunity.

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Fascinating book about a sad event in the history of American immigration

ByDouglas M. Brandton August 27, 2015

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Fascinating book about a sad event in the history of American immigration, and tracing what happened to all the passengers.

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Refuge Denied

ByD. Chamberson December 26, 2008

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I had heard about this event in history before reading the book but I didn't know the details. While it saddened me to know that these people were denied refuge in Cuba and also the United States by President Roosevelt, I was happy to see that intensive research on the part of determined people did indeed find some but not all who went on to survive in spite of the odds against their survival. It was a well written book that I would recommend. It is also a wake up call to all of us to see how the fear of our own economic conditions caused many to turn their backs on the plight of these Jewish people.

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An important contribution to Holocaust literature

ByDennis P. Andersonon February 21, 2010

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The story of the S.S. St. Louis and that tragic voyage in 1939 is an important turning point in the early Holocaust experience. This book is an exceptionally well done treatment of the subject and the incredible effort expended to determine the destiny of every passenger on board. The result is a fascinating learning experience. Scott Miller's knowledge and commitment about this subject is astounding. In reading every chapter you become exposed to not only the chronology of the journey of those who left Hamburg with such positive expectations but how he and his co-author found and interviewed so many of the survivors and their families. This book should be in the library of any serious student of the Holocaust.

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Outstanding addition to story of MS St Louis's journey in ...

BySue Strongon June 30, 2014

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Outstanding addition to story of MS St Louis's journey in 1939 and the fates of those who were passengers on the ship. Hats off to
Scott Miller and Sarah Ogilvie for a first rate job of research.