Jewish refugees stand on the deck of the MS St. Louis as the ship arrives in Antwerp in June 1939, returning to Europe after its passengers were not allowed to disembark in Cuba. US Holocaust Memorial Museum, courtesy of Bibliotheque Historique de la Ville de Paris
Chicago Next Generation Associate Board Event
Join other young professionals for a special event with Museum historian Dr. Rebecca Erbelding. She will talk about how and why the United States announced a policy of rescue and relief in January 1944 and what the government officials in charge of rescue did to save lives.
Speaker
Rebecca Erbelding, PhD, Historian at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum and author of Rescue Board: The Untold Story of America’s Efforts to Save the Jews of Europe
Event Chairs
Sydney and Ryan Bloom
Ali Karmin
Will Goldstick
Next Generation Associate Board Chairs
Jordyn Schneider
Alex Entratter
Next Generation Board Chairs
Alissa and Adam Bergstein
Aaron Tucker
Cocktails and appetizers be served.
Registration is required. RSVP online or by contacting the Museum’s Midwest Regional Office at 847.433.8099 or midwest@ushmm.org.