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Jerusalem Post/Magazine

The US Navy saved Jews of Eretz Yisrael exactly 100 years ago

For many Jews at the time, their French, British and Russian protectors were gone. The financial assistance they received from their European Jewish brethren evaporated.

A postcard showing the USS North Carolina, which helped to deliver the first packages of financial aid to the Jews of Palestine.
A postcard showing the USS North Carolina, which helped to deliver the first packages of financial aid to the Jews of Palestine.
(photo credit: COURTESY US NAVY PHOTO ARCHIVE)
ByLENNY BEN-DAVID
OCTOBER 2, 2014 13:15
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