


Louis sailed, there were signs that political conditions in Cuba might keep the passengers from landing there.

Most were German citizens, some were from eastern Europe, and a few were officially "stateless."The majority of the Jewish passengers had applied for US visas, and had planned to stay in Cuba only until they could enter the United States.īut by the time the St. Almost all were Jews fleeing from the Third Reich. Louis sailed from Hamburg, Germany, for Havana, Cuba. On May 13, 1939, the German transatlantic liner St.
