The S.S. Exodus was an American Aliyah Bet ship crewed by American volunteers together with Haganah operatives from pre-state Israel. Her mission was to rescue Holocaust survivors trapped in Europe after the murder of 6 million Jews, bringing them . . . — — Map (db m134635) HM
The establishment of the German Colony in 1869 is a milestone in the history of Haifa's development. In the middle of a sparsely populated and largely barren land, laboring under deficient rule, hundreds of German settlers characterized by great . . . — — Map (db m79275) HM
On 21 March 1909 the mortal remains of the Báb, one of the Central Figures of the Bahá'í Faith, were interred in the Shrine that is the focal point of these gardens. Martyred in Iran in 1850, the Báb had devoted Himself to preparing the way for . . . — — Map (db m79010) HM
(Hebrew not transcribed)"Saul and Jonathan...they were swifter than eagles, they were stronger than lions"...(Samuel 2, 1:23)
The Jewish people have lived here for over 3,000 years.
Donated by the Jewish American . . . — — Map (db m240258) HM
Raoul Wallenberg, a "Righteous Among the Nations", lived in this building in 1936, while working in the Holland Bank office in Haifa's lower downtown area.
In 1944, he was sent by the Swedish government as a diplomat to Hungary and . . . — — Map (db m115458) HM
