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Largest Single Group of Cyprus Jews to Leave for Israel Sails Aboard “independence”

February 6, 1949
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The S.S Atzmauth (Independence) sailed for Haifa today with nearly 2,200 Israel-bound Cyprus refugees aboard, the largest single contingent of Cyprus DP’s yet evacuated from the island to Israel since the release of the detainees was first announced by the British.

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