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Of the 937 passengers on board, only 30 were allowed to land. Of these, 22 were refugees from Nazi Germany and the other 8 were not. That left 907 desperate refugees on board.

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What country had the most Jews in 1939?

The US had about 4.5 million Jews. In Europe, Poland with 3.3 million Jews.


How many Jews were forced out of their jobs by the Nazis?

By about late 1939 very few Jews in Germany or Austria had jobs any more and those who did (for example, in the professions) were only allowed to work for other Jews. In mid 1939 Heydrich wrote to Himmler suggesting that an official list of occupations be drawn up that Jews were allowed to do, as he feared that otherwise they would become a burden on the "public purse". Himmler replied telling him not to worry about it ...


What was based on the German census of 1939 it was created by adolf eichman and was used to locate the victims of the Holocaust?

The 1939 census in Germany included questions on the religious affiliation of parents and grandparents. The Nazi regime compiled a card index of Jews, half Jews and quarter Jew on the basis of the census. However, note that from April 1933 onwards large numbers of people had been required to prove that they were not Jewish. It is open to question how much new information the card index contained, except perhaps on quarter Jews and half Jews.


Did Hitler wipe out about one third of the world's Jews?

Yes. Out of a total worldwide Jewish community of between 15-16 million Jews in 1939, Hitler killed 6 million, which is a little more than third.


What were the results of the Holocaust?

More than 6 million Jews and a like number of non-Jews were killed. Millions more emerged with major injuries and horrific memories. Today there are more living "Schindler Jews" around the world, than Jews in Poland. In 1939, there were 3 million Jews in Poland.