Page 4 - The Jewish Voice - October '19

Page 4, The Jewish Voice

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SS S. Louis Survivor

Speaks at Chabad of
Palm Beach Gardens

The first Friday Night LIVE of the
new season began with a packed house at
Chabad of Palm Beach Gardens. Almost
150 people showed up to celebrate
Shabbat together with joyful prayer, Beef
and Booze-themed Shabbat dinner, and a
special guest speaker. a girl in a French convent for four years, where his chances
On May 13, 1939, the SS S. Louis set sail from Hamburg of survival were increased. He was separated from his
to Cuba carrying 937 passengers, most of them Jewish parents and didn’t see them again for many years.
refugees seeking asylum from Nazi Germany. Chabad was
proud to present the documentary of the sad tale on screen
before Shabbat began. The film covered the story of the ship
and the untold story of why the Roosevelt administration
denied safe haven to Jewish refugees. It concludes that
Roosevelt chose to put politics before people as he made
the decision to turn the boat away in order to elevate his
chances of reelection.
The documentary was accompanied by its producer
Robert Krakow, who led a question-and-answer session
after the Friday night
Shabbat service. You
could hear a pin drop
when SS S. Louis Local Happenings on page 5
survivor Charles
Mendel spoke about
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