On This Day: 75 years since Exodus 1947 took 4,500 European Jews to Israel
More than 60 ships attempted to take illegal Jewish immigrants to Mandatory Palestine during Aliyah Bet with mixed results. But Exodus 1947 was the largest,
The 'EXODUS' ship following the Britsih takeover, with damage to its makeshift barriers. The banner reads, 'Haganah Ship Exodus 1947.'(photo credit: Wikimedia Commons)ByAARON REICH
