This cartoon appeared in the New York Daily Mirror on June 6, 1939 while the S.S. St. Louis, which had over 900 German Jewish refugees, was awaiting admission to the United States from the Roosevelt administration. The administration refused admission The passengers aboard the S.S. St. Louis left Germany after Kristallnacht, looking for freedom in the United States they were rejected, and thus went to Cuba. Cuba allowed them to dock, but wouldn’t let the passengers stay in their country. The ship, set sail back to Europe and the passengers all prayed they would not have to return to Germany. They had this fear because no country on earth would take them. At the last second, as the S.S St. Louis approached Europe, Holland, France, Great Britain and Belgium each agreed to take a proportion of the refugees.
