Explosion of the SS Patria (nov 25, 1940 – jan 1, 0)
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Twenty-year-old Egon Weiss escaped to Palestine in November 1940 and survived the explosion of the refugee ship Patria. He was interned at the Athlit detainee camp. Weiss's friend made this drawing of the ship.
While in Palestine, Weiss kept a diary describing his voyage on the Milos, the explosion of the Patria, his internment in Athlit and subsequent years in Jerusalem.
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