The tragedy of the ‘Egoz’ and the story of Moroccan Jewry’s return to Israel
By 1961, over 30,000 more Jews made the perilous journey from Morocco to Israel, weathering freezing seas and subhuman conditions in their hope to reach the Promised Land.
A BILLBOARD with images of former Egyptian president Gamal Abdel Nasser, who pressured Morocco to prevent immigration to Israel.(photo credit: REUTERS)ByGILAD KABILO
