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The Jewish Refugee Warship - an Extraordinary Story

A new book by Arik Kerman

Posted: Wednesday, January 13, 2016 at 10:15 PM CST

Tel Aviv, Israel -- (SBWire) -- 01/13/2016 --At twilight on 24th June 1946, three British destroyers sped towards a small warship that tried to break through the British marine blockade of the Land of Israel. 1,250 Jewish refugees, survivors of the Nazi concentration camps were crowded together with a crew of American Jewish volunteers on the small unarmed corvette, They named the ship to honor the memory of a British lord, Colonel Josiah Wedgwood, who fought to realize his country's commitment to the establishment of a Jewish homeland in the Land of Israel.

The book revolves around the story of this ship, overshadowed by the conflict between the different protagonists and institutions involved.

Link to the book on Amazon