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Turkey: How nearly 800 Jewish refugees perished during the Holocaust
Turkey: How nearly 800 Jewish refugees perished during the Holocaust
The country will not be considered truly civilized until it faces its crimes and secures justice for its victims.
(March 8, 2021 / JNS) Feb. 24 marked the 79th anniversary of a Holocaust-era tragedy in which nearly 800 Jewish refugees from Axis-allied Romania lost their lives in the Black Sea. Their ship, the
Struma, exploded in 1942 following an ill-fated attempt to reach Mandatory Palestine after they were not permitted entry into Turkey, which was then ruled by the Republican People’s Party (CHP).
As Europe’s Jews were being systematically annihilated during the Holocaust, thousands desperately tried to escape the Nazis and reach their ancient homeland, Israel, which was then part of the British Mandate of Palestine. ....

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