Nielegalna emigracja Żydów z Polski 1944–1947 – kontekst międzynarodowy
Underground Jewish emigration from Poland in 1944–1947 – an international context

Summary/Abstract: The article deals with the subject of illegal emigration of Jews from Poland in 1944–1947 presented in the broad international context. Underground emigration of Jews after the war had turned into an organised effort (Bricha) that in actual fact covered the whole Europe. The action was carried out against the British who, from 1920 on, ruled Palestine under a mandate and limited Jewish immigration, introducing specific quotas. The Middle East was the main destination of Jews. It has been estimated that, by the end of 1947, ca. 250 thousand Jews left Central Eastern Europe, including 140 thousand Jews from Poland.

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