St. Louis and Ken Schwartzs

Ken Schwartzs: Its not a narrative we re used to exploring, says Schwartz, director of 937, according to The Chronicle Herald. It sailed from Germany for Havana in 1939 to flee Nazi persecution. After being turned away by Cuba and the United States, the St. Louis was within two days of Halifax Harbour when Ottawa refused to grant the Jewish refugees entry. That was in 1939, 75 years ago this May and When Ken Schwartzs kids learned about the St. Louis, they were shocked. The play tells a family story wordlessly through animated artifacts. A mother, father and a boy are aboard the St. Louis, a ship holding 937 passengers, 900 of whom were Jewish refugees escaping Nazi Germany. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.