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.
Statements (50)
| 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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