Overview
- Description
- The collection relates to Murray Aronoff and his role as a volunteer on the SS Exodus (SS President Warfield), during the British siege of the vessel as it carried Jewish refugees to Palestine in 1947. The SS Exodus was an excursion boat transporting Jewish displaced persons to Palestine. It was rammed and boarded by British naval vessels. The passengers were forcibly evacuated by the British to France and then to Germany. Murray Aronoff was an American volunteer crew member and was injured, with others, while resisting the British boarding of the vessel. The collection includes mimeographed pages with instructions for repair and maintenance of the ship and a photograph of an injured passenger being carried on the ship in Haifa, as well as, correspondence, speaker’s biography, ticket, and a flyer related to speaking engagements by Aronoff in the United States.
- Date
-
inclusive:
1947-1987
- Collection Creator
- Murray T. Aronoff
Physical Details
- Language
- English
- Genre/Form
- Photographs.
- Extent
-
1 folder
1 oversize folder
1 oversize box
- System of Arrangement
- Arrangment is chronological
Rights & Restrictions
- Conditions on Access
- There are no known restrictions on access to this material.
- Conditions on Use
- Material(s) in this collection may be protected by copyright and/or related rights. You do not require further permission from the Museum to use this material. The user is solely responsible for making a determination as to if and how the material may be used.
Keywords & Subjects
- Topical Term
- Refugees, Jewish. Israel-Arab War, 1948-1949.
- Geographic Name
- Palestine--Emigration and immigration--History--20th century. Palestine--History--1917-1948. Veterans -- Associations, institutions, etc.
- Personal Name
- Aronoff, Murray.
- Corporate Name
- Exodus 1947 (Ship)
Administrative Notes
- Holder of Originals
-
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- The collection was donated by the American Veterans of Israel (AVI), Volunteers in Israel's War of Independence.
- Record last modified:
- 2023-06-08 15:00:13
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- https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn508121
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