Aliyah Bet Crews, by Ship*

Abril-Ben Hecht
Atalena
Mala-Anemone
President Warfield-Exodus 1947
Norsyd-Haganah
Northland-Jewish State
Paducah-Geula
Pan Crescent-Atzmaut
Pan York-Kibbutz Galuyot
Tradewinds-Hatikva
Ulua-Haim Alosoroff
Beauharnois-Wedgwood

Legend:

† Christian

# Killed in Action

¥ Also served in Israeli Armed forces

§ Also served on other ships

€ Crewed only as far as Europe

Abril-Ben Hecht

Name Nat Hometown State Duties Other Ships Served
Berkovitz, Jeno
§ Bernstein, Jack Ulua/Haim Alosoroff
Binder, Louis USA New York NY Other Service
§ Brettschneider, Louis USA New York NY Engineer Paducah/Geula
† Cushinberry, Walter Rexie Cook
Freundlich, Eli USA New York NY
§ † Greaves, Walter (Heavy) USA Providence RI Bosun Paducah/Geula
§ ¥ Gutmann, David Leo USA New York Paducah/Geula
Herschkowitz, Harry USA New York NY Seaman
Hirschkoff, Albert
Kaplan, David USA New York NY Radioman
Levitan, Hyman Robert USA New York NY 1st Mate/Captain
Liebman, Marvin USA New York NY Purser
Littwin, Wallace USA New York NY Photographer
Luce, Norman Edward Seaman
¥ Mandel, Henry USA New York NY Oiler
Markowitz, Louis 2nd Mate
Nicolai, Robert USA Chicago IL Other Service
Rifkin, Shepard USA New York NY Seaman
Schatz, Harry Nathan USA Milwaukee WI Seaman
¥ Styrak, Edward R. Radioman
Winkler, Jack Seaman
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Atalena

Name Nat Hometown State Duties Other Ships Served
Archie, Lee USA Warsaw IL 3rd Mate
Barenson, Julian USA Bogalusa LA Chief Steward
Baron, Jack CAN Montreal Que. 1st Mate
¥ Blank, Jack CAN Toronto Ont.
¥ Boxer, David
† Fallon, Richard USA New York NY 2nd Mate
Fein, Monroe USA Chicago IL Captain
Foundeur, Perry USA New York NY Oiler
Gen, David USA Newark NJ 1st Engineer
# ¥ Kahn, Joseph USA Los Angeles CA Recruiter
Liss, August USA New York NY Electrician
Pollack, Nathaniel USA New York NY 2nd Engineer
€ Ratner, Nathaniel USA Chicago IL
† Richardson, Lawrence USA Chester PA Seaman
Solomon, Daniel USA New York NY Cook
§ Solomon, Leslie USA New York NY Radio Op unknown
€ § Winer, Richard USA St. Paul MN Seaman Mala/Anemone
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Mala-Anemone

Name Nat Hometown State Duties Other Ships Served
§ Abadi, Eddie Panama Pan. Northland/Jewish State
Berger, Stanley USA New York NY
Bondy, Reuven USA New York NY
Calic, Yitzhak USA San Francisco CA
† Dreifuss, Johanan USA Chicago IL
Galil, Irving
€ Gold, Phil
Goldstein [Gerard], David USA New York NY Purser
Grivendi, Bill [Givendo, Bob] Engine Room
Grossman, Al 2nd Mate
Halpern, Ben Chief Engineer
Kritzburg, Whitey Engine Room
Levin, Aaron
Levine, Eleazar USA New York NY
¥ Levine, Philip USA New York NY Seaman
Liberson, Joe CAN Winnipeg Man. Galley
§ Maltese, Danny USA New York NY Captain Northland/Jewish State
† Massey, Dave (Bossy) USA New York NY Engineer
§ Meltzer, Irving USA New York NY Radio Op Northland/Jewish State
¥ Newman, Benny USA Rochester NY
Podolin, Sy 1st Mate
Prager, Leonard USA Philadelphia PA
§ Rosenberg, Marvin (Abby) USA New York NY 1st Engineer Tradewinds/Hatikva
Rotenberg, Abe USA New York NY Engineer
Silver, Martin USA New York NY 3rd Engineer
Taller, Archie CAN Ottawa Ont. Galley
§ € Weinstein, Cyril (Cy) USA New York NY 2nd Mate President WarfieldExodus 1947
§ Winer, Richard USA St. Paul MN Seaman Altalena
Witenoff, Yehuda (Julius) CAN Montreal Que.
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President Warfield-Exodus 1947

Name Nat Hometown State Duties Other Ships Served
€ Aras, Joe Cook
Aronoff, Murray USA New York NY Seaman
Baer [B'ari], Shmuel USA New York NY Engineer
Baruch, Kurt USA New York NY Engineer
# Bernstein, William (Bill) USA San Francisco CA 2nd Mate
Foreman, Bentley USA Toms River NJ Seaman
¥ Goldstein, Myron USA New York NY Engineer
† Grauel, John USA Worcester MA Observer
Kalmanowitz [Kalm], Eli USA New York NY Chief Steward
Katzenelson, Zvi
Lavine, Frank USA Boston MA Seaman
Leidner, Harold USA New York NY Radio Op
Lester, Sol USA New York NY 3rd Asst. Engineer
§ Lifshitz, Arthur [Livney, Avi] USA New York NY Pharmacist Pan Crescent/Atzmaut
§ Lowenthal, David USA Pittsburg PA Seaman Pan York/Kibbutz Galuyot
Lutz, Abbot USA New York NY
Malik, Louis
§ Molofsky, Donald "Donny" USA Baltimore MD Electrician Pan York/Kibbutz Galuyot
§ ¥ Marks, Bernie USA Cincinnati OH 1st Mate Norsyd/Haganah
¥ Miller, Bernard [Mills, Dov] USA New York NY Engineer
Millman, David USA Philadelphia PA Seaman
Millman, William USA Chelsea MA Boatswain
Nadler, Nat USA New York NY Engineer
Naftal, Al USA New York NY Engineer
§ Ritzer, Stanley USA New York NY Tradewinds/Hatikva
§ Rosenfeld [Vardi], Ted USA New York NY Seaman Pan Crescent/Atzmaut
† € Russel, Jack Asst. Cook
§ Schulman, Samuel USA Terre Haute IN Seaman Pan Crescent/Atzmaut
Selove, Lou USA New York NY Engineer
Siegel, Abe USA New York NY Seaman
Siegel, Zev "Vevie" USA Washington DC Seaman
¥ Sklar, Lenny USA Boston MA Engineer
Stanczak, Frank USA Camden NJ Chief Engineer
Weinsaft, Harry Seaman
§ Weinstein, Cyril "Cy" USA New York NY 3rd Mate Mala/Anemone
§ Weiss, Mike USA New York NY Carpenter Tradewinds/Hatikva
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Norsyd-Haganah

Name Nat Hometown State Duties Other Ships Served
Appley, George [Applebaum, Shmuel] USA New York NY 3rd Engineer
Bernstein [Barnea], Yisrael USA Philadelphia PA Seaman
Baum [Banai], Ralph USA Los Angeles CA Fireman
¥ Baum, David USA New York NY 2nd Engineer
Baum, Mordechai
¥ Fendell, David USA Boston MA Seaman
¥ Frank, Yakov
Halevi, Avraham USA St. Paul MN Baker
# ¥ Lashner, Arye USA New York NY Radio Op
§ ¥ Marks, Bernard USA Cincinnati OH 2nd Mate President Warfield/Exodus 1947
Miller, Hans
# ¥ Monash, Zvi Harold "Foxy" USA New York NY Seaman
¥ Peretz, Menachem USA Milwaukee WI Galley
Robins, Ellis "Buddy" USA Baltimore MD Fireman
Schwartz, Max USA New Haven CT Seaman
Sela, Yehuda USA New York NY Galley
¥ Shapiro, Aaron USA Newark NJ Seaman & Radio
Sheffi [Shifman], Abe "Avi" USA New York NY Bosun
Silverstein, Lawrence USA New York NY 1st Mate
Sushman, Benjamin USA Boston MA Engine Room
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Northland-Jewish State

Name Nat Hometown State Duties Other Ships Served
Abells, Harold, R. "Hess" CAN Toronto Ont. 3rd Mate
Berg, Bertram "Ben" USA Boston MA Chief Mate
§ Bernstein, Arthur USA Boston MA 2nd Mate Ulua/Haim Alosoroff
† Biddle, James L. USA Fireman
Binder [Enden], Dave USA Fireman
† Braisely, Louis Oiler
† Edmundson, Howard "Eddy" USA New York NY Messman
Freedland [Yeriel], Jack USA New York NY Messman
Gibraltar, Jared "Gerry" USA Boston MA Seaman
€ Goldberg, Sol CAN Montreal Que.
Jacks, Stanley USA Bayonne NJ Galley
Kahansky [Kahan], Lazarus CAN Montreal Que. 3rd Asst. Engineer
¥ Kaplansky, Eddy CAN Montreal Que. Seaman
§ Kolomeitzev, Arye USA Tuscon AZ Chief Engineer Beauharnois/Wedgwood
Konigsberg, Louis (Leib) USA New York NY Wiper
§ Lebow, Aaron USA New York NY Oiler Pan York/Kibbutz Galuyot
§ Maltese, Danny USA New York NY Chief Mate Mala/Anemone
§ Meltzer, Irving USA New York NY Chief Radio Officer Mala/Anemone
€ † Mitchell, (First name unknown) USA Captain
§ Morgan, Evan J. USA Captain Paducah/Geula
Nezinsky [Lewis], Moris CAN Toronto Ont. Seaman
Rabinovitch, Isadore USA New York NY Seaman
Schelasnitzki [Shell], Manfred USA Detroit MI Chief Steward
Shankman, Israel USA New York NY Pharmacist Mate
Weiss, Marvin USA New York NY Electrician
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Paducah-Geula

Name Nat Hometown State Duties Other Ships Served
Abrams, Sydney A. USA Seattle WA Seaman, Purser
Baird, Pierre USA New York NY Chief Engineer
# ¥ Ball, Louis (Arye) USA New York NY Messman
Bergman, Elihu USA Seattle WA Seaman
Blake [Shachori], David USA      
¥ Bock, Philip USA New York NY Oiler
§ Brettschneider, Louis USA New York NY Fireman/2nd Engineer Abril/Ben Hecht
Brownstein, Albert USA Chicago IL Seaman
€ † Christie, Paul USA 3rd Mate
Fariallo, Charles USA NJ 1st Asst. Engineer
Goldman, George (Eugene) USA New York NY Seaman
Gooen, Martin H. USA New York NY Radio Op
§ † Greaves, Walter "Heavy" USA Providence RI Seaman/3rd Mate Abril/Ben Hecht
Greer, David USA New York NY 2nd Mate
§ Gutmann, David Leo USA New York NY Oiler/3rd Engineer Abril/Ben Hecht
€ † Henderson, Alton USA 2nd Asst. Engineer
Kallner, Moshe USA New York NY Messman
Kellner, David USA New York NY Messman
¥ Kite, Arnold USA Chicago IL Seaman
Kohlberg, Lawrence USA Westchester NY Oiler/Jr. Engineer
Kulbersh, Benny USA Boston MA Radio Op
Lipshutz, David (Ernest) USA New York NY Oiler
Lombard, Daniel USA Los Angeles CA Wiper
€ † MacGarva, Richard USA 3rd Asst. Engineer
§ Morgan, Evan USA Chief Mate Northland/Jewish State
Nieder, Bailey USA Seattle WA Fireman
† Patzert, Rudolph USA New York NY Captain
† Rivers, Francis
Rotter, Leonard USA Los Angeles CA Fireman
€ Sandin, John USA New York NY Seaman
# ¥ Schiff, Reuben CAN Toronto Ont. Seaman
€ Schindler, Ralph USA New York NY
€ Shass [Shachori][Blake], David USA Schenectady NY Seaman/Steward
Solowitz, Sholom USA New York NY Boatswain
€ Sussman, Ben Ami USA New York NY Oiler
Wurm, David USA Messman
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Pan Crescent-Atzmaut

Name Nat Hometown State Duties Other Ships Served
§ Alexander, Eugene USA New York NY Engineer Ulua/Haim Alosoroff
Belkin [Nahshon], Gidon
§ Lifshitz, Arthur [Livney, Avi] USA New York NY Pharmacist, Purser President Warfield/Exodus 1947
§ # ¥ Livingston, David Ulua/Haim Alosoroff
§ Rosenfeld [Vardi], Ted USA New York NY President Warfield/Exodus 1947
§ Schulman, Samuel USA New York NY Deckhand President Warfield/Exodus 1947
§ ¥ Weiss, Charles USA Westchester PA Boatswain, Engineer Tradewinds/Hatikva
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Pan York-Kibbutz Galuyot

Name Nat Hometown State Duties Other Ships Served
§ Lowenthal, David USA Pittsburgh PA Deckhand President Warfield/Exodus 1947
§ Molofsky, Donald "Donny" USA Baltimore MD Catering Dept. President Warfield/Exodus 1947
§ ¥ Rostoker, Willie CAN Montreal Que. Acting 3rd Mate Ulua/Haim Alosoroff
§ Weingarten, Irving USA Buffalo NY Senior Deckhand Ulua/Haim Alosoroff
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Tradewinds-Hatikva

Name Nat Hometown State Duties Other Ships Served
§ Braverman, Hy USA New York NY Chief Engineer Ulua/Haim Alosoroff
¥ Feinberg, Hal [Galili, Zvi] USA New York NY 3rd Mate
Gilden, Joe USA Baltimore MD Galley
Greenfield, Murray S. USA New York NY 2nd Mate
¥ Kaminetzky [Kaye], Paul USA New York NY 3rd Asst. Engineer
Katz, Harold USA Boston MA 1st Mate
† Labaczewski, Augustine L. "Duke" USA Philadelphia PA Galley
Levy, Bernard "Lee" USA Atlanta GA Galley
Lewis, Josh USA Baltimore MD Engine Room
† McDonald, Hugh USA Boston MA Seaman
Nemoff, Alexander USA Detroit MI Engine Room
Perlstein, Mike USA Philadelphia PA Engine Room
Phillips, Adrian USA New York NY 2nd Asst. Engineer
Reuben, Arnold USA New York NY Seaman
§ Ritzer, Stanley USA New York NY President Warfield/Exodus 1947
§ Rosenberg, Marvin (Abby) USA New York NY 1st Asst. Engineer Mala/Anemone
Rubenstein, Gerald USA Baltimore MD Purser
Rubin, Irving USA New York NY Seaman
€ † Scanlon, Frank Temporary Captain
Schlefstein, Leo USA Baltimore MD Bosun
Starobinovitch, Sol [Gordon, Sam] USA Baltimore MD Engine Room
¥ Weinstein, Manny "Wingy" CAN Montreal Que. Seaman
Weintraub, Sonny USA Baltimore MD Radio Officer
§ ¥ Weiss, Charles USA West Chester PA Engine Room Pan Crescent/Atzmaut
§ Weiss, Mike USA New York NY Carpenter President Warfield/Exodus 1947
Woodrow, Jerome [Ben Israel, Yakov] USA Detroit MI Engine Room
Yellin, Saul USA Baltimore MD Engine Room
Yellin, Sydney "Sid" USA Baltimore MD Captain
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Ulua-Haim Alosoroff

Name Nat Hometown State Duties Other Ships Served
Abrahamson, Lester USA Los Angeles CA Deckhand
§ Alexander, Eugene USA New York NY Engineer Pan Crescent/Atzmaut
§ Bernstein, Arthur USA Boston MA Officer Northland/Jewish State
Bernstein, Jack USA New York NY Messman
§ Braverman, Hy USA New York NY Chief Engineer Tradewinds/Hatikva
€ Kramer, Joseph USA Deckhand
# ¥ Linsky, Bernard (Baruch) USA Philadelphia PA Messman
§ # ¥ Livingston, David Gunter Fireman Pan Crescent/Atzmaut
Marcus, Sam (Hans) USA Philadelphia PA Fireman
Michaeli, Kalman "Mike" USA Hightston NJ Carpenter
Newman, Rachmiel (Ralph) USA Rochester NY Oiler
¥ Ocopnick, Ben CAN Toronto Ont. Deckhand
Pekofsky, Samuel "Hot Shot" USA New York NY Oiler/Electrician
Potashnick, Albert USA Boston MA Radio Op
Rav, Zvi "Big Zvi" USA Chicago IL Fireman
§ Rostoker, Willie CAN Montreal Que. Quartermaster Pan York/Kibbutz Galuyot
€ Schlegel, William USA Baltimore MD Captain
Schmetterling, Irving Israel USA New York NY Purser/Medic
€ Schneirson, (First name not known) CAN Deckhand
Starer, Reuben USA New York NY 3rd Engineer
† Tillow, Willie USA Boston MA Deckhand
§ Weingarten, Irving USA Buffalo NY Bosun Pan York/Kibbutz Galuyot
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Beauharnois-Wedgwood

Name Nat Hometown State Duties Other Ships Served
Bacaner, Marvin USA Chicago IL
Belman, Shimshon USA Chicago IL
Bergman [Barkan], Mordechai USA Los Angeles CA
Blockman, Mordechai
Cohen, Eli CAN Montreal Que.
Fleigler, Heine Franz USA Vienna NY 1st Mate
Gotlib, David
Gottlieb, William A.
¥ Katz, Moshe CAN Montreal Que.
Kaufman, Elliot USA Baltimore MD
Kirstein, Uri
¥ Kogan, Bernard CAN Montreal Que.
§ Kolomeitzev, Arye USA Tucson AZ Chief Engineer Northland/Jewish State
Lerner, Alvin
Lichtman, Jacob USA New York NY Captain
¥ Malkin [Ostrov], Arye USA New York NY
Mendelson, Mendel USA New York NY
Miller, Milton USA New York NY
Mittelman, Philip
Pleet, Yakov CAN Ottawa Ont.
Pomerantz, Haim CAN Montreal Que.
Rattner, Charles
Rauff, Zeev USA New York NJ
Reich, Philip
Rubin, Hyman
Schwarz, Szulim
# ¥ Seligman, Dov USA New York NY
¥ Weingrod, Alvin USA Milkaukee WI
Weisman, Samuel Shmuel USA Washington D.C.
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