Bermuda Conference

The topic of discussion was the question of Jewish refugees who had been liberated by Allied forces and those who still remained in Nazi-occupied Europe.

US immigration quotas were not raised, and the British prohibition on Jewish refugees seeking refuge in Mandatory Palestine was not lifted.

The British delegation was led by Richard Law, a junior minister at the Foreign Office.

[1] An article in The New York Times dated April 30, 1943, "Hopeful Hint Ends Bermuda Sessions",[2] stated that the delegates had rejected recommendations that were not capable of being accomplished under war conditions and that would most likely delay the war effort.

[citation needed] Szmul Zygielbojm, a member of the Jewish advisory body to the Polish government-in-exile, committed suicide in protest at the outcome of the conference.