Voyage of the St. Louis

May 13, 1939 - The ocean liner St. Louis departs Hamburg with 907 Jewish refugees bound for Cuba.

May 17, 1939 - British White Paper on Palestine limits immigration to Palestine with stated intention of halting it altogether.

May 20, 1939 - Felicia, in Lodz, Poland, celebrates her 19th birthday.

Felicia Fuksman: Coming from a Poor Family

The Times-Picayune, June 2, 1939 - CUBA ORDERS NAZI VESSEL OUT WITH JEWISH REFUGEES, Marines Stand by; Cruiser Told to Tow Ship to Sea; Start Delayed, (AP) p. 6

The Times-Picayune, June 3, 1939- SHIP SAILS FROM HAVANA WITH 907 JEWISH REFUGEES, Germany-Bound Passengers, to Prevent Mass Suicides, Told They May be Landed in New York, (AP) p. 1

The Times-Picayune, June 4, 1939 - JEWISH REFUGEES MAY BE ALLOWED TO LAND IN CUBA, Havana Considers Plan to Permit Three-Month Stay, (AP), p. 1

The Times-Picayune, June 4, 1939 - JEWISH REFUGEES, p. 4

The Times-Picayune, June 5, 1939 -JEWISH REFUGEE VESSEL ANCHORS OFF MIAMI LIGHT, Watched by Coast Guard, Later Leaves, Headed Toward Cuba,(AP) p. 1

The Times-Picayune, June 5, 1939 - Refugees Turned Back at Cuba...But Children Find Haven Here, (AP) p. 1

The Times-Picayune, June 6, 1939 - JEWISH REFUGEES ALLOWED TO LAND ON ISLE OF PINES, Cuba Insists on Concentration Camp for Temporary Stay, (AP) p. 1

The Times-Picayune, June 7, 1939 - SHIP BEARING 907 REFUGEES TURNS BACK TO EUROPE, Starts Return Trip After Cuba Again Refuses to Permit Entry, (AP) p. 2

The Times-Picayune, June 8, 1939 - APPEAL TO CUBA TO LET REFUGEES LAND SENT AGAIN, $500 Bond Offered for Each of 907 Jews on Liner, (AP) p. 6

The Times-Picayune, July 3, 1939 - BRITISH MARINES SPEED TO BATTLE AGAINST RIOTERS, Martial Law Believed Imminent in Haifa Area of Palestine, (AP) p. 2