It is one of hundreds of longboats and boats that sailed to the shores of Palestine between 1945 and 1948. Many of them were arrested and sent to Cyprus. The most sensational story was the fate of the Exodus ship. There were ships in distress, they were sunken in a storm. In total, about seventy-five thousand people have arrived in Israel over the years of illegal immigration. From April 1945 to January 1948, 63 ships went from Europe to Palestine. There were about 25,000 refugees on board. 58 ships were intercepted by the British, and only 5,000 immigrants made it to Palestine. Translated with Google Translate
Atlit is a small town south of Haifa. In the shadow of the capital of North, Atlit is an unremarkable province. However, acquaintance with this place will amaze us with the diversity and depth of the events that took place here. Let's start, oddly enough, with the cemetery. Knights and pilgrims are buried there. This is the only cemetery in the Middle East from the Crusades' time in such good condition. Then our path will run to the refugee camp, which has become an immigration museum. Here we are, witnesses, for the incredible fate of people, secret paths of illegal immigration, and a really recreated atmosphere of those years: the presence of barbed wire, guard towers, disinfection, and wooden barracks tarred by the scorching sun. Then, after a short picnic, we will climb to the ruins of the Crusader fortress De Strua. These are the only sites associated with the history of the Crusades that can be visited in Atlit today. And finally, we will go to the secret azure lagoon, where you can swim and find the shells of the famous mollusk, which gave itself the most expensive and prestigious paint of the ancient world - purple.
