Joseph Family Steamer Trunk Facebook Post
Like hundreds of other European Jewish passengers on the MS St. Louis in May 1939, the Joseph family planned to wait in Cuba until their visas to enter the United States became valid under strict American immigration quotas. After most of the passengers’ Cuban visas were denied, it became clear that the ship would return to Europe. Concern for his shipmates’ well-being led Mr. Joseph to join the passenger committee formed by Captain Gustav Schroeder to lift spirits.
The Josephs eventually found their way to Philadelphia but about 250 of their fellow passengers were killed in the Holocaust.
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Photo Credit: Joseph family steamer trunk. National Museum of American Jewish History, 1995.69.1. Gift of Barry S. and Joann C. Slosberg.
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Joseph Family Steamer Trunk Facebook Post
Joseph Family Steamer Trunk Facebook Post
Like hundreds of other European Jewish passengers on the MS St. Louis in May 1939, the Joseph family planned to wait in Cuba until their visas to enter the United States became valid under strict American immigration quotas. After most of the passengers’ Cuban visas were denied, it became clear that the ship would return to Europe. Concern for his shipmates’ well-being led Mr. Joseph to join the passenger committee formed by Captain Gustav Schroeder to lift spirits. The Josephs eventually found their way to Philadelphia but about 250 of their fellow passengers were killed in the Holocaust. #OurSharedHeritage #JewishAmericanHeritageMonth Celebrate JAHM at JewishAmericanHeritage.org Photo Credit: Joseph family steamer trunk. National Museum of American Jewish History, 1995.69.1. Gift of Barry S. and Joann C. Slosberg.
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