Canada apologies for turning away Jewish refugees

The World

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Wednesday apologized for his country’s decision in 1939 to turn away a ship carrying Jewish refugees fleeing Nazi Germany. The World’s Marco Werman interviews Danny Gruber, whose mother was on the MS St. Louis and is the only survivor of the incident living in Canada today.

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