Exodus 1947

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.

Cast

Murray Aronoff

as Self

Ike Aronowitz

as Self

David Ben-Gurion

as Self

Eli Bergman

as Self

Moe Bernstein

as Self

Ruth Gruber

as Self

Morley Safer

as Narrator (voice)

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