YSK : The Hagenah sunk a ship carrying Jewish refugees resulting 252 Jewish passenger death despite experts warning
YSK : The Hagenah sunk a ship carrying Jewish refugees resulting 252 Jewish passenger death despite experts warning
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The Patria Disaster: Forgotten Zionist Mass Tragedy - Museum of the Jewish People
The Haganah commanders acted against experts’ advice and placed the bomb in the rickety side of the old ship, rather than under the machines area, where there would be no passengers. The Patria disaster was largest catastrophe in which Jews caused the death of other Jews.