Holly, David C. <br/><br/>
Exodus 1947 / 
David C. Holly. 
 - Rev. ed. 
 - Annapolis, Md. :  Naval Institute Press,  1995. 
 - xi, 239 pages :  illustrations ;  24 cm 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (pages 225-232) and index. 
<br/><br/> A biography of a ship, with the focus on its final assignment, a desperate race to Palestine carrying 4,500 Holocaust survivors fleeing Europe. it examines the people and organizations at work preceding the birth of Israel, including the haganah, which rescued the ship from the scrap heap for its most important voyage. this episode was but one example of a means of bringing people to the homeland, in keeping with zionist goals. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>1557503672 9781557503671 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>94040326  
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Corporate Names: </label><br/>Exodus 1947 (Ship)<br/>Exodus 1947 (Ship)
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Jewish refugees--Palestine.<br/>Emigration and immigration<br/>Jewish refugees<br/>Jewish refugees--Eretz Israel.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>Palestine--Emigration and immigration.<br/>Middle East--Palestine
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>DS126.4  / H65