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The heartbreaking story of a ship full of mostly wealthy German Jewish refugees bound for Havana, Cuba not long after Kristallnacht and then mostly turned back to Europe because neither the Cubans, the Americans nor the Canadians would accept them. Based on a true story and told affectingly through the eyes of a young girl.
At the end of the book, we see the signatures of all the people on that ship, along with photos. Most of the refugees turned back were killed in Nazi concentration camps. The story has very obvious parallels in today's world when all too many people again close their eyes and hearts to refugees.
At the end of the book, we see the signatures of all the people on that ship, along with photos. Most of the refugees turned back were killed in Nazi concentration camps. The story has very obvious parallels in today's world when all too many people again close their eyes and hearts to refugees.
