Henry Blumenstein was a child in 1939 when, after fleeing Nazi- occupied Austria, his family gained passage with other Jewish refugees on the St. Louis. When the ship was abruptly refused en... Read allHenry Blumenstein was a child in 1939 when, after fleeing Nazi- occupied Austria, his family gained passage with other Jewish refugees on the St. Louis. When the ship was abruptly refused entry by Cuba and sent back to Europe, the family found its way to Amsterdam. Henry's mother... Read allHenry Blumenstein was a child in 1939 when, after fleeing Nazi- occupied Austria, his family gained passage with other Jewish refugees on the St. Louis. When the ship was abruptly refused entry by Cuba and sent back to Europe, the family found its way to Amsterdam. Henry's mother placed him in hiding with the Dijkstras, a poor Catholic Dutch family, shortly before she... Read all
