1. Canada, Jewish Refugees and the Holocaust
The Holocaust is a disturbing and a shameful chapter in Canadian history. ... Louis in 1939 (Government of Canada, 2013). ... The vessel had been turned away by many countries and the last hope they had was to either settle in Canada or the United States, but Canada did not want the Jewish people travelling on the vessel. ... In 1938, after Kristallnacht had taken place, the Canadian Jewish parliament had arranged to sponsor 10,000 Jewish refugees to Canada and assure their financial support yet, the Government of Canada had rejected this proposal (The Quebec History Encyclopedia, 2006). ... ...
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