The S.S. St. Louis, May-June 1939. by hadassah | Aug 12, 2008 | Holocaust, Returning and Redemption The United States refused to admit over 900 Jewish refugees who had sailed from Hamburg, Germany, on the St. Louis. The ship was forced to return to Europe. See also- Jewish Virtual Library- The Tragedy of the S.S. St. Louis United States Holocaust Memorial Museum- Voyage of the St. Louis