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Jewish holocaust survivors taken to Cyprus...
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Jewish holocaust survivors taken to Cyprus...

Item # 729305 ·
THE NEW YORK TIMES, Aug. 15, 1946 

* Operation Igloo - Jewish holocaust survivors
* Deportation of Jews from Haifa to Cyprus  
* British internment camps - Caraolos detention 

The top of the front page has a three column photo with heading: "British Divert Immigrants From Haifa To Cyprus" And a one column heading reads: "TERRORISTS CALL PALESTINE REVOLT; NEW CLASH IN HAIFA" with subheads and more, (see images) More on page 2.
Complete with 44 pages, rag edition in nice condition.

Background: On August 14, 1946, British Mandatory authorities officially initiated Operation Igloo—a controversial deterrent policy designed to halt unauthorized Jewish immigration (Aliyah Bet) to Palestine—by forcibly deporting approximately 1,300 Holocaust survivors from the Port of Haifa to British internment camps in Cyprus. After being intercepted aboard overcrowded vessels like the Henrietta Szold and Yagur, refugees were transferred under British armed guard onto transport ships (Empire Heywood and Empire Rival) bound for Famagusta, marking the immediate opening of the Caraolos detention camp—the first of 12 compounds established across the island. Surrounded by barbed wire and military watchtowers, this deportation marked the beginning of a major historic chapter that would see over 52,000 Jewish refugees detained in Cyprus between 1946 and 1949. Despite severe camp conditions, the detainees organized vibrant community life with support from aid groups like the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee (JDC), resulting in more than 2,000 births and covert military training by the Haganah inside the compounds, before the camps were permanently closed in February 1949 following Israel's independence.
Category: The 20th Century
Price
$52
100% Authentic: Original printing, never a reproduction.