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Trudeau delivers apology regarding the fate of the passengers of the MS St. Louis

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Published on November 11, 2018 with No Comments

Prime Minister  Justin Trudeau has delivered a formal apology in the House of Commons regarding the fate of the MS St. Louisand its passengers. The Prime Minister apologized to the passengers, their families, and Jewish communities in Canada and around the world.

“Today, I rose in the House of Commons to issue a long overdue apology to the Jewish refugees Canada turned away.By issuing this apology, it is my sincere hope that we can shine a light on this painful chapter of our history and ensure that its lessons are never forgotten. Anti-Semitism, xenophobia, and hatred have no place in this country, or anywhere in this world. Recent attacks on the Jewish community attest to the work we still have to do. We must always stand up against xenophobic and anti-Semitic attitudes and hate in all its forms,” said Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.

In May 1939, the MS St. Louis departed Germany with close to a thousand passengers, including over 900 German Jews, who were desperate for safety and refuge from persecution at the hands of the Nazis.

After Jewish refugees on board were denied entry to Cuba, the United States, and Canada, they were forced to return to Europe, where the United Kingdom, Belgium, France, and the Netherlands agreed to take them in. When the Nazis conquered Belgium, France, and the Netherlands in 1940, 254 MS St. Louis passengers were murdered in the Holocaust.

The Prime Minister apologized to Jewish refugees Canada turned away, and for the anti-Semitic, ‘none is too many’ immigration policy that led to the MS St. Louis incident. He also apologized to the Jews who were falsely imprisoned during the Second World War, to the members of Canada’s Jewish community whose pleas were ignored, and to all others who paid the price of Canada’s inaction.

 

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