Ruth Windmuller describes boarding the ship St. Louis, the German ship carrying Jewish refugees who were not permitted to disembark in Cuba upon their arrival on May 27, 1939. The refugees were returned to Britain, Belgium, France, and the Netherlands, and many were killed during the Holocaust.
clip, female, jewish survivor, st louis, Ruth Windmuller, ship, ship st louis / Tuesday, February 4, 2014
A new group of educators will learn about testimony-based education and develop their own lessons using the Visual History Archive starting today as part the second Teaching with Testimony in the 21st Century program for Polish teachers.
teaching with testimony for the 21st century, poland, warsaw, museum of the history of polish jews, Monika Koszynska / Tuesday, February 4, 2014