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.
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- Status
- Released
- Production
- Maryland Public Television
Keywords
- palestinian-israeli conflict
- holocaust (shoah)
- exodus
- holocaust (shoah) survivor
- jewish refugee
- 1940s
- state of israel
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Top Cast
Murray Aronoff as Self
Ike Aronowitz as Self
David Ben-Gurion as Self
Eli Bergman as Self
Moe Bernstein as Self
Ruth Gruber as Self
Morley Safer as Narrator (voice)
Top Crew
Robby Henson · Director, Writer
Elizabeth Rodgers · Director, Writer
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