Exodus 1947
Exodus 1947

Exodus 1947

The ship that launched a nation

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1997
0h 56m
Documentary

Exodus 1947 is a one hour PBS documentary narrated by Morley Safer with a score by Ilan Rechtman. The Exodus 1947 voyage acted as a catalyst in forming the new State of Israel. The documentary focuses on clandestine and "illegal" American efforts to finance and crew the most infamous of ten American ships that attempted to bring Jewish refugees to Palestine.

Production

Maryland Public Television

Cast

Murray Aronoff

Murray Aronoff

Self

Ike Aronowitz

Ike Aronowitz

Self

David Ben-Gurion

David Ben-Gurion

Self

Eli Bergman

Eli Bergman

Self

Moe Bernstein

Moe Bernstein

Self

Ruth Gruber

Ruth Gruber

Self

Morley Safer

Morley Safer

Narrator (voice)

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