Title: Operation Exodus
Description: Traces the history and purpose of a small steamer that survived U-boat attacks during World War II, describing how it was renamed "Exodus 1947" to be better suited to its purpose of ferrying Holocaust survivors to Palestine, and detailing the incident between the "Exodus 1947" and the British Royal Navy in international waters.
Subjects: Jewish refugees, Holocaust survivors, Exodus 1947 (Ship), Emigration and immigration, Palestine, History, Jews, social life and customs
Places: Palestine, Europe
Time periods: 20th century