ATLIT DETENTION CAMP

Where thousands of Jewish immigrants were imprisoned during the British Mandate upon arriving in Israel.

Tour the grounds and see the restored Galina ship, an exact replica of the ship that once carried 122,000 “illegal” immigrants in defiance of the British blockade.

Tour through the grounds and barracks and see the new C-46 Commando Airplane, a replica of the plane used for an undercover operation in 1947 to fly over 150 Jews from Iraq in 1947, home to an interactive exhibit.