MV Struma was a small ship with a long history that included a number of changes of use and many changes of name. She was built in 1867 as Henry Paget, 2nd Marquess of Anglesey's luxury steam yacht an
British yacht Xantha in about 1890 In 1941 she was renamed Struma
Engraving by Francis William Wilkin of Henry Paget, 2nd Marquess of Anglesey, for whom Xantha was built
Photo believed to show Struma in port in Istanbul, 1942
The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum is the United States' official memorial and museum dedicated to the history and legacy of the Holocaust. Opened in Washington, D.C. in 1993, the museum expl
Interior of the museum
From 1933 to 1945, about 200,000 Jewish refugees escaped to the United States.
14th Street entrance of USHMM
Panoramic view of the Hall of Remembrance