British soldiers stand guard as Exodus passengers disembark from the damaged ship in the Port of Haifa. (July 1947)
A British soldier escorts a wounded female passenger from the Exodus down the pier in the port of Haifa. (July 1947)
DPs listen to a speech at a demonstration against the forced return of the Exodus refugee ship to Europe.
(September 8, 1947)
Marc Jarblum addresses a crowd of DPs at a demonstration protesting the forced return of the Exodus refugee ship to Europe. Joseph Rosensaft stands next to the speaker. The Yiddish text of the banner on the right reads:“Illegal immigrants from the Exodus we are with you! United in the struggle for unrestricted immigration!” (1947)
Under the supervision of British troops, Exodus passengers are transferred from trains to trucks, on the last leg of their journey back to German displaced persons’ camps. This group will be temporarily resettled in the Poppendorf DP camp. (September 1947)
View of the damaged Exodus 1947 as it is towed into the port of Haifa, after its interception by the British navy. (July 1947)
Passengers from the illegal immigrant ship, Exodus 1947, have their papers checked by British soldiers on the dock in Haifa harbor.
Jewish refugees crowd together in the sleeping quarters aboard the Exodus 1947.
The battered illegal immigrant ship, Exodus 1947, docks in Haifa harbor.
View of the SS President Warfield (later the Exodus 1947) before it was sent to Europe to ferry illegal Jewish immigrants to Palestine.
Fireboats try to put out a fire on the Exodus 1947 ship in Haifa harbor.
Fireboats try to put out a fire on the Exodus 1947 ship in Haifa harbor.
The battered illegal immigrant ship, Exodus 1947, docks in Haifa harbor.
View of the illegal immigrant ship, the President Warfield/Exodus 1947, docked at Port-de-Bouc, France, prior to its voyage to Palestine.
Passengers on board the Exodus relax and eat a meal while en route to Palestine before the British navy intercepted the ship.
Jewish refugees crowd together aboard the Exodus 1947.
Jewish passengers and British marines stand on the deck of the Exodus 1947 amidst the debris from the previous night’s struggle.
The battered illegal immigrant ship, Exodus 1947, berths in Haifa harbor.
Passengers aboard the Exodus 1947 view the two British warships that have been dispatched to prevent their immigration to Palestine.
On the dock in Haifa harbor, British soldiers oversee the offloading of passengers from the illegal immigrant ship, Exodus 1947.
Passengers aboard the Exodus 1947 view the two British warships that have been dispatched to prevent their immigration to Palestine.
British soldiers on the pier in Haifa harbor oversee the offloading of passengers from the illegal immigrant ship, Exodus 1947.
View of the battered illegal immigrant ship, Exodus 1947, docked in the port of Haifa alongside the British “comfort ship,” Ocean Vigour, to which the Exodus passengers are being transferred.
Jewish passengers stand on the deck of the Exodus 1947 amidst the debris from the previous night’s struggle.