The ship that launched a nation
July 6, 1997
56m
EN
Elizabeth Rodgers
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.
Murray Aronoff
Self
Ike Aronowitz
Self
David Ben-Gurion
Self
Eli Bergman
Self
Robby Henson, Elizabeth Rodgers
1
Moe Bernstein
Self
Ruth Gruber
Self
Morley Safer
Narrator (voice)
Maryland Public Television
N/A
