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Israel Vessel “yehuda” Arrives in New York on First Voyage

April 28, 1955
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The ### on Israel motor ship “Yehuda” docked today in Brooklyn on her first voyage to the United States. She was built in Germany for the Zim-Israel Navigation Company under the German-Israel reparations pact. Commanded by Capt. Bernard Berkowitz and represented in this country by the American-Israeli Shipping Co., the vessel is designed to carry cargo and has quarters for twelve passengers.

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