Haapalah / Aliyah Bet

Yosef Sxhwartzman Shachar seved in the 4th Ballalion הפורצים ,גדוד הרביעי, abd B Company 'פל' ב.

The Palyam פלי"ם‎ No. 3 Small Boat Commanders' course:
The course prepared seamen, who would serve in bringing Maapilim to Palestine.
Platoon leader:
* Gad Lasker
Instructors:
* Menachem 'Churchill' Cohen
* Zalman Perah
* Avraham Zakai
Attendees:
* Levi Aniv
* Yochai Bin-Nun
* Shaul 'Shuli' Oren
* Yosef Schwartzman Shachar
* Shmuel Yanai
* Hanan Yones
Levi Aniv cites: "The aim of the course was to prepare seamen who would be useful in the bringing in of future immigrants of the Aliyah Bet. We had a great deal of practice in rowing, sailing, and navigation."
The three boats on the Yarkon River that were used were Dov דב‎, Rivka רבקה and Tirza תרצה, one of which is now in the Clandestine Immigration and Naval Museum מוזיאון ההעפלה וחיל הים ע"ש דוד הכהן in Haifa חיפה.

On November 19, 1947, Baruch Gelkin, Zeev Gelkin, Yosef ben Menashe and Hillel Milstein sailed on Marie Annik HaPortzim הפורצים from France to Tel Aviv.

Beni Gefen served as Gidoni, wireless radio operator, aboard Marie Annik HaPortzim הפורצים, when she sailed from France to Tel Aviv.

Yosef 'Tosca' Shachar served as Palyam פלי"ם Escort מלווה aboard Marie Annik HaPortzim הפורצים, when she sailed from France to Tel Aviv תל אביב.