• Aliyah from Nazi-Occupied Europe (1940s):

     

    Eliezer Cohen

    Eliezer Cohen

     

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    Name: Eliezer Cohen

     

    Date of Birth: May 12, 1923

     

    Place of Birth: Vienna, Austria

     

    Date of Aliyah: 1947

     

     

    Story: After surviving the Holocaust, Eliezer made Aliyah in 1947, joining the Haganah and fighting in Israel’s War

    of Independence.

     

     

    Questions:

     

     

    1. How did the Holocaust impact Jewish immigration to Israel?

     

     

    2. What was Aliyah Bet, and why was it important during this period?

     

     

    3. How did Eliezer contribute to the establishment of the State of Israel?