Gift of Egon J. Salmon

Id no. 984.91, Document, French, German, English

May 13 1939, Germany, Hamburg

Subject(s):  Refugees, Abandonment, Ships, Emigration, Escape and rescue, Children, St. Louis

Though issued a ticket from Germany to Cuba, the Cubans cancelled the permits held by refugee Jews. The Salmons were returned to Europe and spent ten months in Belgium before escaping to the United States in 1940.