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

Photograph | Digitized | Photograph Number: 63503

Overview

Caption: Jewish DPs gather on the pier alongside their newly constructed fishing boat during its christening ceremony at the Migdalor hachshara, a maritime Zionist collective in Fano, Italy.
Date: 1945 - 1948
Locale: Fano, Italy
Photo Credit: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, courtesy of Rony Golan
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

Keyword: BOATS CEREMONIES/COMMEMORATIONS CHRISTENINGS DP CAMPS/CENTERS DPS (JEWISH) FANO FISHERMEN/FISHING HACHSHAROT (ZIONIST COLLECTIVES) VIEWS ZIONIST GROUPS/ZIONISM
Photo Designation: DISPLACED PERSONS/RETURN TO LIFE -- Hachsharot -- Italy