The St. Louis Ship and the USA Resolution 70 yrs later acknowledging our Silence and Rejection of the Jews.  Senate Resolution 111 stated below was presented on the 70th Anniversary of the ship's forced departure from the U.S.A. ~ Saturday June 6th. Thank you SS St. Louis Survivor, Ret. Col. Phil Freund, for your tireless work. We have been attempting since 2001 to pass a resolution from our government. They said NO to repentance, and NO to an apology, but agreed to acknowledge this tragic incident.  For this the survivors are thankful - that at least our nation admitted to their attempt to seek help from the USA, but were denied refuge.They were forced away at gunpoint into Hitler's hands, who then had excuse for his "Final Solution". No nation would defend God's people in time of need. By the way, in the Hebrew Gematria, the numerical equivalent of 111 spells the word "kei", which in English translates to "vomit"!   
      IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES RESOLUTION
Recognizing June 6, 2009, as the 70th anniversary of the tragic date when the M.S. St. Louis, a ship carrying Jewish refugees from Nazi Germany, returned to Europe after its passengers were refused admittance to the United States.
     Whereas on May 13, 1939, the ocean liner M.S. St. Louis departed from Hamburg, Germany for Havana, Cuba with 937 passengers, most of whom were Jewish refugees fleeing Nazi persecution;
     Whereas the Nazi regime in Germany in the 1930's implemented a program of violent persecution of Jews;
     Whereas the Kristallnacht, or Night of Broken Glass, pogrom of November 9 through 10, 1938, signaled an increase in violent anti-Semitism;
     Whereas after the Cuban Government, on May 27, 1939, refused entry to all except 28 passengers on board the M.S. St. Louis, the M.S. St. Louis proceeded to the coast of south Florida in hopes that the United States would accept the refugees.
     Whereas the United States refused to allow the M.S. St. Louis to dock and thereby provide a haven for the Jewish refugees;
     Whereas the Immigration Act of 1924 placed strict limits on immigration;
     Whereas following denial of admittance of the passengers to Cuba, the United States, and Canada, the M.S. St. Louis set sail on June 6, 1939, for return to Antwerp, Belgium with the refugees; and
     Whereas 254 former passengers of the M.S. St. Louis died under Nazi rule; Now, therefore, be it resolved, That the Senate-
(1)    Recognizes that June 6, 2009, marks the 70th anniversary of the tragic date when the M.S. St. Louis returned to Europe after its passengers were refused admittance to the United States and other countries in the Western Hemisphere;
(2)    Honors the memory of the 937 refugees aboard the M.S. St. Louis, most of whom were Jews fleeing Nazi oppression, and 254 of whom subsequently died during the Holocaust;
(3)    acknowledges the suffering of those refugees caused by the refusal of the United States, Cuban, and Canadian governments to provide them political asylum; and
(4)    recognizes the 70th anniversary of the M.S. St. Louis tragedy as an opportunity for public officials and educators to raise awareness about an important historical event, the lessons of which are relevant to current and future generations.