Excerpt from Minutes of the Meeting of the JDC Executive Committee

ID: 800 ~ Source: JDC Archives ~ Creator: Jewish Joint Distribution Committee (JDC) ~ Date: June 8, 1939
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Document detailing the efforts to negotiate on behalf of the St. Louis refugees to date.

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By Susan Heinemann Berman
"So slowly, but surely, they pulled up their anchor. They were headed for Florida, because they were hoping the United States would be more compassionate. When they got to the coast of Florida, or close to it, they could see the lights of Miami, and…