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Jewish DPs gather in and around their newly constructed fishing boat during its christening ceremony at the Migdalor hachshara, a maritime Zionist collective in Fano, Italy.

Photograph | Photograph Number: 63502
Jewish DPs gather in and around their newly constructed fishing boat during its christening ceremony at the Migdalor hachshara, a maritime Zionist collective in Fano, Italy.

Jewish DPs gather in and around their newly constructed fishing boat during its christening ceremony at the Migdalor hachshara, a maritime Zionist collective in Fano, Italy.

Date
1945 - 1947
Locale
Fano, Italy
Photo Designation
DISPLACED PERSONS/RETURN TO LIFE -- Hachsharot -- Italy
Photo Credit
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, courtesy of Rony Golan

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Event History
Migdalor (literally, Lighthouse) was a maritime hachshara (Zionist collective) established by Jewish DPs in Fano, Italy, where young Jewish men and women were trained in the construction and operation of small fishing vessels in preparation for immigration to Palestine. With the help of a Yugoslav expert and Italian instructors, members of the hachshara constructed a fishing boat they named Harishona (The First), which they later sailed to Palestine.

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Photo Source
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Copyright: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Provenance: Rony Golan
 
Record last modified: 2004-12-27 00:00:00
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