After Canada's rejection (following refusals from Cuba and the United States), the St. Louis was forced to return to Europe where, according to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, 254 of the passengers perished at the hands of the Nazis.
Following Canada's rejection, coupled with rejections from Cuba and the United States, the St. Louis was compelled to return to Europe, where a similar tragic outcome befell 254 of its passengers at the hands of the Nazis.