Join the Shoah Remembrance Committee’s Holocaust Book Club for their next book discussion – Refuge Denied by Sarah A. Oligvie and Scott Miller
Monday, October 19th
8:15 p.m.
Blue Room and on TIGN Zoom
The book investigates the ultimate fates of the 937 Jewish refugees aboard the ocean liner MS St. Louis. In 1939, the ship was turned away by Cuba, the United States, and Canada, forcing the passengers to return to Europe. While the historic voyage is famous, what happened to the passengers after they disembarked remained largely unknown for decades.
Ogilvie and Miller spent nine years tracking down the individual stories of every single passenger. The book uncovers both tragic losses and remarkable accounts of survival, reading like a historical detective investigation.
Please RSVP to Carol Smolinsky at smohome6@aol.com and let us know if you’ll be joining us in person or via zoom and if you need help getting a book.
Upcoming discussions:
November 16 – The Journey That Saved Curious George: : The True Wartime Escape of Margret and H.A. Rey by Louis W. Borden
December 14 – The Wanderers: A Story of Exile, Survival, and Unexpected Love in the Shadow of World War II by Daniela Gerson
January 25 – Out of the Sky: : An Untold Story of Heroism and Rebirth in Nazi Europe by Matti Friedman
March 8 – The Lady in Gold: The Extraordinary Tale of Gustav Klimt’s Masterpiece, Bloch-Bauer by Anne-Marie O’Connor (film)
April 12 – The Doctor of Auschwitz: The Powerful True Story of One Woman’s Courage by Kit Sergeant
May 17 – All the Light We Cannot See: A Novel by Anthony Doerr
