Exodus 1947

The ship that launched a nation

Jul 06, 1997 56m

0 votes

Documentary

Synopsis

Exodus 1947 is a one hour PBS documentary narrated by Morley Safer with a score by Ilan Rechtman. The Exodus 1947 voyage acted as a catalyst in forming the new State of Israel. The documentary focuses on clandestine and "illegal" American efforts to finance and crew the most infamous of ten American ships that attempted to bring Jewish refugees to Palestine.

Title	Exodus 1947
Companies	Maryland Public Television
Countries
Keywords	palestinian-israeli conflict, holocaust (shoah), exodus, holocaust (shoah) survivor, jewish refugee, 1940s, state of israel