Atlit Detention Camp

The Atlit Detention Camp, a National Heritage Site, serves as an educational center about clandestine immigration (ha’apala) to the Land of Israel
 Many Jews who tried to reach the homeland by sea were intercepted by British authorities and incarcerated in the Atlit camp, along with Jews who fought against British rule

The camp, with its barbed wire fences, watchtowers, disinfection barrack and residential barracks, was restored by the Society for Preservation of Israel Heritage sites, with great help from its partner, the Jewish National Fund USA (JNF-USA). Highlights include the ship Galina, an interactive exhibit that simulates the perilous sea journey; and the C-46 Commando transport aircraft, which in 1947 brought 150 Jews from Iraq and Italy, as part of Operation Michaelberg. This effort was headed by Shlomo Hillel, an agent of the Aliyah Bet Clandestine Immigration Institute. An exhibit on clandestine immigration from Islamic countries will be installed next to the plane

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