Memorial leaf for Patria victims

Identifier
irn555380
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 2016.466.1
Dates
1 Jan 1940 - 31 Dec 1940
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • Hebrew
Source
EHRI Partner

Extent and Medium

folder

1

Archival History

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Acquisition

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection

Acquired by the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2016.

Scope and Content

One leaf, printed, with text in Hebrew, issued in the name of the "Mishmar Ha Yishuv," commemorating the victims of the sinking of the ship, S.S. Patria, in Haifa harbor, Palestine, on 25 November 1940. The ship was sunk by the explosion of a bomb, planted by members of the Haganah, who hoped to disable the ship so that it would not be able to transport over 1,000 refugees to a British-run internment camp in Mauritius. Instead, the explosion sank the ship, killing 267 passengers and injuring 172. This leaflet, issued as a memorial by the Haganah, in the name of the "Mishmar Ha Yishuv," remembered the victims, advocated against further deportations of refugees, and was printed on 28 November 1940.

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