JOSEF

The first class social hall is transformed into a synagogue, and Josef has his bar mitzvah, but his father does not attend. Before the event, when one of the rabbis asked to have a portrait of Hitler removed from the social hall, the captain complied, but some of the crew were obviously angered. 

Josef enjoys the bar mitzvah and wanders around the promenade. He runs into Evelyne and Renata, who are locking the doors to bathroom stalls, and reprimands them. As Josef passes by two ship stewards, he overhears them talking about the need to get to Cuba quickly, in case Cuba decides to stop accepting Jews. One of the stewards also states that Schroeder, the captain, has not told the crew everything. Joseph wonders what will happen if Cuba does not let them in.