Israel Birth Of A Nation - from our story 'Photos Of Palestine And Israel 1930-1949'

Some of the thirteen hundred Palestinian Armenian from Jaffa, Jerusalem and Haifa, in the tent camp in the grounds of the Armenian Church, Haifa, Oct. 29, 1947, where they are waiting for transport to Soviet Armenia. (AP Photo/Pringle) Ref #: PA.5737212 Date: 29/10/1947

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Israel Birth Of A Nation - from our story 'Israel And Palestine 1920-1948: The Story In 100 Photos'

British soldier, armed with a sten gun on guard near the gangway, watches the young happy Jewish orphans as they leave the ship in the port of Haifa, Palestine, Aug. 21, 1947, where they will be bussed to Athlit for medical examination and then sent to their new homes and settlements. Five hundred orphans, the majority of whom lost their parents during World War II, were interned in Cyprus and brought to Palestine as part of the monthly immigration quota.

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