Morris Troper and the Passengers of the St. Louis

Curator Susan Snyder discusses the significance of the Museum’s Morris Troper Collection, which documents the efforts of the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee European chief to negotiate safe refuge for those who fled the Third Reich aboard the St. Louis in 1939.

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• Holocaust Encyclopedia—American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee and Refugee Aid

• Holocaust Encyclopedia—Jewish Aid and Rescue

• Holocaust Encyclopedia—Refugees

• Holocaust Encyclopedia—The United States and the Holocaust