Yemenite Jews aboard a plane taking them from the British pr ...

Item ID	25656
Title	Yemenite Jews aboard a plane taking them from the British protectorate of Aden to Israel.
Reference Code	NY_14760
Description	In Operation Magic Carpet, JDC organized and financed the rescue airlift of some 48,000 Yemenite Jews—almost the entire community—from the British Protectorate of Aden to Israel. These Jews had trekked across 200 miles of desert to reach Aden, where food, clothing, shelter, and, above all, medical aid were provided for the malnourished and often ill refugees. This massive exodus involved nearly 450 flights on huge JDC-chartered aircraft; it began in December 1948, and the last plane left Aden on September 19, 1950.
City / Town	Lydda Airport	similar items
Country	Israel	similar items
Decade	1940	similar items
Photo Date Description	1948-1949	similar items
Project / Special Operation	Operation Magic Carpet	similar items
Photographer	Al Taylor	similar items
Selected Search Code	CH-Rescue	similar items
Size	1 x 1 1/2
Format	Negative