Exodus 1947

The name of the ship that sailed from France to Mandate Palestine with over 4,500 Jewish refugees in July 1947. British troops prevented the Exodus from landing in Mandate Palestine and forced refugees onto one of three deportation ships that returned them to Europe. Upon arrival in France, passengers refused to disembark and mounted a 24-day hunger strike before being returned to DP camps in Germany by the British government. The incident provoked protests in Europe and the United States, drawing attention to the situation of Jewish DPs.