German Jewish Refugees, 1933–1939 — Photograph

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German Jews, seeking to emigrate, wait in the office of the Hilfsverein der Deutschen Juden (Relief Organization of German Jews). On the wall is a map of South America and a sign about emigration to Palestine. Berlin, Germany, 1935.

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German Jews crowd the Palestine Emigration Office in an attempt to leave Germany. Berlin, Germany, 1935.

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Arrival of Jewish refugees from Germany. The Joint Distribution Committee (JDC) helped Jews leave Germany after the Nazi rise to power. France, 1936.

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A Jewish passenger prays on board a refugee ship from Germany bound for Argentina in 1938.

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Jewish refugee children look out of the train window as they leave their parents. Schlesischen train station, Berlin, Germany, February 12, 1938.

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Jewish refugee children on a train leaving Germany. February 12, 1938.

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Jewish refugee children from Nazi Germany. The Netherlands, February 12, 1938.

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Delegates to the Evian Conference, where the fate of Jewish refugees from Nazi Germany was discussed. US delegate Myron Taylor is third from left. France, July 1938.

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The Hotel Royal, site of the Evian Conference on Jewish refugees from Nazi Germany. Evian-les-Bains, France, July 1938.

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The Evian Conference on Jewish refugees. From left to right are French delegate Henri Berenger, United States delegate Myron Taylor, and British delegate Lord Winterton. France, July 8, 1938.

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Group of German-born Jewish refugees shortly before leaving Vancouver, Canada, for Australia and New Zealand. Vancouver, Canada, November 23, 1938.

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Jewish refugee children, part of a Children's Transport (Kindertransport) from Germany, soon after arriving in Harwich. Great Britain, December 2, 1938.

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Two Austrian refugee children, part of a group of predominantly Jewish refugee children on a Children's Transport (Kindertransport), upon their arrival in Great Britain. Harwich, Great Britain, December 12, 1938.

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Refugee girl, part of a Children's Transport (Kindertransport), shortly after arrival in Harwich. Great Britain, December 2, 1938.

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Jewish refugee girl from Vienna, Austria, upon arrival in Harwich. Great Britain, December 12, 1938.

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Jewish refugees from Germany and Austria arrive at the port of Shanghai. China, 1938-1939.

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Jews from Germany are transported to a refugee camp in Shanghai. China, 1938-1939.

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German Jews try to emigrate to Palestine; long lines in front of the Palestine and Orient Travel Agency. Berlin, Germany, January 22, 1939.

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A group of German and Austrian Jewish refugee children arrives in New York. New York, United States, June 3, 1939.

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German Jewish refugees look through the windows of the "St. Louis," in Havana harbor. Cuba refused to let the passengers disembark. Cuba, May or June, 1939.

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Passengers aboard the "St. Louis." These refugees from Nazi Germany were forced to return to Europe after both Cuba and the US denied them refuge. May or June 1939.

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Jewish refugees from Nazi Germany, passengers on the "St. Louis," disembark in the port of Antwerp. Cuba and the United States denied entry to these refugees. Belgian police guard the gangway. Antwerp, Belgium, June 17, 1939.

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