12 Questions
The St.Louis had been at anchor kilometers from shore for five days.
False
The SS Orduña had docked at the pier and let off its passengers before the St.Louis.
True
Captain Schroeder was present to answer the passengers' questions about why they couldn't leave the ship.
False
The Cuban police had given permission to the Jewish passengers to leave the ship.
False
The firemen on the ship were responsible for serving food to the passengers.
False
The SS Flandre had arrived at the Havana pier before the St.Louis.
False
The passengers on the St. Louis were happy and cooperative with the crew.
False
The captain of the St. Louis officially announced the firemen patrols.
False
Otto Schiendick and his friends were trying to protect the Jews on the ship.
False
Josef was arrested by the Gestapo on the ship.
False
Josef's parents were not in their cabin when Schiendick and his friends arrived.
False
The temperature on the ship was around 50 degrees.
False
The story takes a turn as Josef, a Jewish passenger, is confronted by a sailor who is one of the ship's firemen. Tensions rise as the firemen start harassing the Jewish passengers. What happens next? Test your knowledge of this historical event.
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