Item ID	20831
Title	Portrait of Lawrence Berenson, NY attorney sent by the JDC to negotiate with Cuban President Laredo Bru over the SS St Louis
Reference Code	NY_09933
Description	Lawrence Berenson; New York Lawyer; he was sent by the JDC to Havana to negotiate with Cuban Preisdent Laredo Bru concerning the refugees aboard the SS St Louis. Berenson had lots of business experience in Cuba, and he believed that Bru's intransigence was based on his desire to save the $500 entrance bonds paid directly to him. Thinking he was doing business as usual, Berenson offered hom a lesser amount, but he misjudged Bru's desire to dissociate himself from the entry of additional Jews to Cuba. Bru called off the talks, and ordered the St Louis, with its 906 Jewish passengers, to sail back to Germany.
City / Town	New York, NY	similar items
Country	USA	similar items
Decade	1930	similar items
Photo Date Description	c1938	similar items
Size	8 x 10
Format	Print

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