Existing comment:
Interior of prison in Mauritius, about 1940
In December 1940, 1,584 Jewish refugees were sent from Palestine to the island of Mauritius, a British colony off the southeast coast of Africa, and detained. In the camp, the detainees suffered from tropical diseases and inadequate food and clothing.
At the end of World War II, the detainees were given the choice of returning to their former homes in Europe or immigrating to Palestine. Most chose Palestine. In August 1945, 1,320 landed in Haifa. |