So near, and yet so far : Klara's voyage on the MS St. Louis

Title
So near, and yet so far : Klara's voyage on the MS St. Louis

Personal Author EPSB
Sara. Loewenthal

Summary
When eight-year-old Klara, standing beside her father on the german MS S.Louis ocean-liner, sees Miami with her bare eyes, her father sighs and says, "So near, and yet so far." This story tells the story of the 900 Jewish German regugees stuck at sea at the onset of World War II when, in quick succession, Cuba, the United States and Canada refuse them entry.

Year Published
2012

Subject
World War, 1939-1945 -- Children -- Fiction.
 
Jewish refugees -- Fiction.
 
World War, 1939-1945 -- Fiction.
 
Jewish children in the Holocaust -- Fiction.

Added Author
Jackson, Nicholas,

Added Title
The Story of the MS St. Louis.

Summary
When eight-year-old Klara, standing beside her father on the german MS S.Louis ocean-liner, sees Miami with her bare eyes, her father sighs and says, "So near, and yet so far." This story tells the story of the 900 Jewish German regugees stuck at sea at the onset of World War II when, in quick succession, Cuba, the United States and Canada refuse them entry.

ISBN
9780987849304

Publisher
Ottawa : Jewish Youth Library of Ottawa, c2012.


LibraryCall NumberTypeItem BarcodeStatus
Abbott940.54 LOEBook30100000226813Non-Fiction