Exodus 1947

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Exodus 1947 was a famous post–World War II immigrant ship that attempted to bring Holocaust survivors to British-controlled Palestine, becoming a powerful symbol of Jewish refugee struggles and the push for Israeli statehood.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf immigrant ship
refugee ship
ship
symbol of Jewish refugee struggles
builtIn United States NERFINISHED
builtYear 1928
commemoratedBy books
films
museums
conflictWith British authorities in Mandatory Palestine NERFINISHED
countryOfRegistry Panama NERFINISHED
crewComposition Jewish and American volunteers
crewCount around 35
departureCountry France NERFINISHED
departureDate 1947-07-11
departurePort Sète NERFINISHED
deportationCountry France NERFINISHED
Germany NERFINISHED
deportedTo Hamburg NERFINISHED
Port-de-Bouc NERFINISHED
destination Mandatory Palestine NERFINISHED
fate eventually scrapped
influenced United Nations Special Committee on Palestine deliberations NERFINISHED
intendedLandingArea coast of Palestine near Tel Aviv
interceptedBy Royal Navy NERFINISHED
interceptionDate 1947-07-18
interceptionLocation international waters off the coast of Palestine
involvedIn Aliyah Bet NERFINISHED
length approximately 330 feet
notableFor attempt to bring Holocaust survivors to Palestine despite British restrictions
operatedBy Haganah NERFINISHED
Mossad LeAliyah Bet NERFINISHED
operationalPeriod 1947
originalName President Warfield NERFINISHED
originalUse Chesapeake Bay excursion steamer
passengersCount over 4500
passengersType Holocaust survivors
Jewish refugees
propulsion steam
relatedEvent British White Paper on Palestine NERFINISHED
resultedIn criticism of British Palestine policy
forced return of refugees to Europe
increased sympathy for Zionist cause
international outcry
widespread media coverage
symbolOf Jewish struggle for a homeland
post-Holocaust Jewish displacement
push for creation of the State of Israel
usedFor illegal immigration to Mandatory Palestine
transporting Holocaust survivors

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Aliyah Bet notableShip Exodus 1947