Rowan College at Burlington County to Host Free Showing of 'Complicit'

Rowan College at Burlington County will host a free showing of “Complicit,” the untold story of why the Roosevelt Administration denied safe haven to Jewish refugees, on Tuesday, June 7, 7 p.m., in the Enterprise Center, 300 College Circle, Route 38 and Hartford Road in Mount Laurel.

The movie will be shown in partnership with the Goodwin Holocaust Museum and Education Center in Cherry Hill.

The film explores Roosevelt’s response to the refugee ship S.S. St. Louis that left Hamburg, Germany, in May 1939 with over 900 Jewish refugees seeking safe passage out of Nazi-occupied Europe.

The ship was denied entry into the United States, and although the majority of the passengers would be accepted weeks later by four European countries, most would die by the end of the war.

One of the few survivors of the S.S. St. Louis, Eva Wiener, of New Jersey, will introduce the hour-long film and discuss her personal experiences aboard the ship.

After the film, attendees will meet and speak with the film's playwright and director, Robert Krakow.

The event is free and open to the public. Light refreshments will be available. Donations are welcomed and will be shared equally with both centers.

The attached image was provided by Rowan College at Burlington County