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mahatmakanejeeves

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Mon Jun 8, 2026, 03:55 PM Monday

On June 4, 1939, MS St. Louis, carrying 963 German Jewish refugees, was denied permission to land in Florida.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/June_4

• 1939 – The Holocaust: The MS St. Louis, a ship carrying 963 German Jewish refugees, is denied permission to land in Florida, in the United States, after already being turned away from Cuba. Forced to return to Europe, more than 200 of its passengers later die in Nazi concentration camps.

Tue Jun 4, 2024: On this day, June 4, 1939, MS St. Louis, carrying 963 German Jewish refugees, was denied permission to land in Florida.
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On June 4, 1939, MS St. Louis, carrying 963 German Jewish refugees, was denied permission to land in Florida. (Original Post) mahatmakanejeeves Monday OP
This story always stabs my soul Easterncedar Monday #1
Shameful part of our past. I think Canada refused them safe haven too applegrove Monday #2
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