Immigration Memorial, Nahariya, Israel

This memorial, on a spit jutting into the Mediterranean, commemorates the landings of illegal immigrants, during the British Mandate period. On 14 December 1945, the ship Hannah Senesh, carrying 252 passengers, was beached at Nahariya after evading Royal Navy patrols. The passengers were brought ashore via a rope bridge and evaded capture. On 1 January 1948, the HaUmot HaMeuhadot (537 passengers) ran the blockade and beached herself at Nahariya. 131 passengers were caught, the rest evaded arrest.