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Last of the Ma'apilim from Cyprus

Photographer: Beno Rothenberg
Date: 01.02.1949
Catalog #: 161
Location: Cyprus
Description: Last of the Jewish detainees leaving Cyprus internment camps. The camps were run by the British government for internment of Jews who had immigrated or attempted to immigrate to Mandatory Palestine in violation of British policy. The camps operated from August 1946 to January 1949 and in total held about 51,000 persons.
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Last of the Ma'apilim from Cyprus
 
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