Ha’apalah

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Ha’apalah was the clandestine immigration movement that brought Jewish refugees to Mandatory Palestine in defiance of British restrictions before the establishment of the State of Israel.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Aliyah Bet
Jewish historical event
clandestine immigration movement
affectedPopulation Holocaust survivors
Jewish refugees from Europe
Jews from Arab and Balkan countries
aimedAt bringing Jewish refugees to Mandatory Palestine
alsoKnownAs Aliyah Bet NERFINISHED
Haapala
Ha’apala NERFINISHED
illegal immigration to Palestine
carriedOutBy Jewish underground groups
contributedTo establishment of the State of Israel
growth of Jewish population in Palestine
endTime 1948
hasLanguageOfName Hebrew
historicalContext British White Paper of 1939 immigration limits NERFINISHED
legalStatus illegal under British Mandate regulations
literalMeaning “ascension” or “going up” in Hebrew
mainRoute Black Sea NERFINISHED
Mediterranean Sea NERFINISHED
motivatedBy Zionist ideology
survival of Holocaust survivors
notableShip Exodus 1947 NERFINISHED
Parita NERFINISHED
Patria NERFINISHED
Struma NERFINISHED
Tiger Hill NERFINISHED
opposed British immigration restrictions
opposedBy British Mandatory authorities NERFINISHED
British Royal Navy NERFINISHED
organizedBy Haganah NERFINISHED
Mossad LeAliyah Bet NERFINISHED
Zionist organizations in Europe
partOf Zionist movement NERFINISHED
relatedTo Aliyah NERFINISHED
Jewish immigration to Palestine
resultedIn detention of immigrants in Cyprus camps
increased international attention to Jewish refugee problem
significantEvent Holocaust NERFINISHED
Second World War NERFINISHED
startTime 1934
timePeriod interwar period
post-World War II period
pre-state Israel
tookPlaceDuring British Mandate for Palestine NERFINISHED
tookPlaceIn Mandatory Palestine NERFINISHED
usedMeansOfTransport ships
small boats

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Aliyah Bet alsoKnownAs Ha’apalah