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In 1940, over 3,400 Jews from central Europe tried to reach Palestine with an "illegal" transport on three ancient Greek steamers, the Atlantic, Pacific and Milos. When the Pacific and Milos arrived in Haifa in early November, the British government decided to deport the whole lot and transferred the passengers to the liner Patria.After the arrival of the Atlantic and before the passengers from...
Jewish community of Kosova Hora was one of oldest in Bohemia. Jewish cemetery was established about 1580.Earliest known Kosova-hora Jewish community was 1674. In 1930 Jewish population was 32 persons. Jews moved to big towns in second half of the 19th century. Friedrich Adler (1857-1938) poet, playright, and translator lived here. Gesichte der Juden in Amschelberg und Seltschan in Hugo Gold col...
Bohemian and Czech Jews in American History Miloslav Rechcígl, Jr. Jews have lived on the territory of the historic Czech Lands for some 1,000 years. They have played an important role in the social, economic and cultural development of the country since the times of the Duchy and the subsequent Kingdom of Bohemia, through the establishment of independent Czechoslovakia, and the Successor State...
The Patria disaster occurred on the 25 November 1940 on the shores of Palestine next to Haifa. Killing 267 people and badly injuring 172 Jewish refugees from the Nazis of occupied Europe. Most of them came from Czechoslovakia. At the time of the sinking, Patria (French-built ocean liner) was carrying about 1,800 Jewish refugees from Nazi-occupied Europe, most from Czechoslovakia. Upon apporac...
This project seeks to list representatives of all of the Jewish families from the Moravian town of Šafov (Schaffa) in the Czech Republic. JewishGen Safov page . CURRENT CZECH NAME: ŠAFOV FORMER NAME: SCHAFFA LOCATION The village of Šafov is located at 48.52 degree north and 15.44 degree east, a short distance to the south of the town of Znojmo on the border with Austria RECORDS There are...