Haapalah / Aliyah Bet

Lester Abrahamson served as Seaman/Deckhand aboard SS Ulua Chaim Arlosoroff חיים ארלוזורוב.

Jack Bernstein served as Messman in the Galley aboard SS Ulua Chaim Arlosoroff חיים ארלוזורוב.

Duke Efros served Seaman aboard SS Ulua Chaim Arlosoroff חיים ארלוזורוב.

Willie Rostoker joined the crew of SS Ulua Chaim Arlosoroff חיים ארלוזורוב in Baltimore.
Palyam.org cites: "He proved to be a very good helmsman and even was complimented for his work by Gad Hilb."

On May 20, 1948, Krav Emek Ayalon קרב עמק איילון, the last (on the Haapalah list) "illegal" immigrant ship, sailed from Bandol, carrying 706 passengers, and an Italian crew.
David Stern served as commander aboard Krav Emek Ayalon קרב עמק איילון.
Willie Rostoker served as second in command aboard Krav Emek Ayalon קרב עמק איילון.
Ruth Chaikin served as Gidonit, wireless radio operator, aboard Krav Emek Ayalon קרב עמק איילון.
Giladah Levi served as nurse aboard Krav Emek Ayalon קרב עמק איילון.
Palyam.org cites: "She left the Bay of Bandol, France, carrying 705 Ma’apilim."
Ruth Cheikin cites: "The voyage was uneventful for the first ten days, and then we saw British planes overhead. The Olim were sent below and the deck was covered with a large tarpaulin. When we were only a day’s sailing from Haifa we saw a British
warship heading in our direction. The Palyam men on the ship brought up a
machine gun that we had brought with us, and pointed it toward the warship. I
received a helio message from the ship saying: “This is the Israeli warship,
“Eilat”. Ruthie, go to your station and receive orders for bringing the Olim into
Haifa. The sender, Shoshana.”"

David Stern served as Commander aboard Krav Emek Ayalon קרב עמק איילון Fabio, when she sailed from Bandol.

Myron Goldstein served as an Officer aboard Krav Emek Ayalon קרב עמק איילון Fabio, when she sailed from Bandol.

Ruth Chaikin served as Gidonit, wireless radio operator, aboard Krav Emek Ayalon קרב עמק איילון Fabio, when she sailed from Bandol.
Ruth Chaikin was sent to Paris by Mossad leAliyah Bet 'מוסד לעליה ב to work as a wireless radio operator.
Ruth Cheikin cites: "On May 19, 1948 we boarded a vessel at Bandol, near Marseilles. This was at night and shortly after we boarded, trucks came with Olim and they too went aboard. There were about 700 of them."

Giladah Levi served as nurse aboard Krav Emek Ayalon קרב עמק איילון Fabio, when she sailed from Bandol.

Willie Rostoker served as second to Commander, David Stern, aboard Krav Emek Ayalon קרב עמק איילון Fabio, when she sailed from Bandol.

Gad Hilb served as Captain aboard Pan York Kibbutz Galuyot קיבוץ גלויות.
Gad Hilb cites: "Yosef (Yossi) Hamburger, the CEO of the operation involving these two ships, joined us. With him came the Palyamnik, Akiva Offenbach."
"On 15th August 1947 I was appointed captain of the “Pan York” with a crew consisting of 3 professional Israeli officers (me, Ephraim Tzuk and Werner Salomon). There were three other officers, six experienced Spanish seamen, and 7 American Jewish volunteers. There were also 3 men of the Mosad for Aliya Bet, Nissan Levitan, Reuven (Pupchen) Oren and Shlomo Hans Rosen."

Nimrod Eshel served as Palyam Escort aboard Pan York Kibbutz Galuyot קיבוץ גלויות.

Esteban 'Captain Steve' Hernandorena served as 1st Mate aboard Pan York Kibbutz Galuyot קיבוץ גלויות.

Donald 'Donny' Aaron Molofsky served in the Catering Department aboard Pan York Kibbutz Galuyot קיבוץ גלויות.

Akiva Offenbach served as Palyam Escort aboard Pan York Kibbutz Galuyot קיבוץ גלויות.

In December, 1947, Willie Rostoker was appointed 3rd Mate by by the Captain, Gad Hilb, aboard Pan York Kibbutz Galuyot קיבוץ גלויות.

Efraim Tzuk served as Chief Engineer abaord Pan York Kibbutz Galuyot קיבוץ גלויות.

Irving Weingarten served as Senior Deckhand aboard Pan York Kibbutz Galuyot קיבוץ גלויות.

Yoash 'Chato' Tzidon served as Palyam Escort aboard Pan York Kibbutz Galuyot קיבוץ גלויות.

On August 15, 1947, Gad Hilb was appointed Captain of Pan York Kibbutz Galuyot קיבוץ גלויות, with a crew of 3 Israeli officers, Gad Hilb, Ephraim Tzuk as Chief Engineer, and Werner Salomon.
The crew also included three other officers, including Estaban Hernandorena "Captain Steve', six experienced Spanish seamen, 7 American Jewish volunteers, and 3 men from Mossad le'Aliyah Bet, Nissan Levitan, Palyam Commander and Shlomo Hans Rosen, and Palyamniks, Zalman Perach, Akiva Offenbach, Willie Rostoker, David Lowenthal, Irving Weingarten, and Gidonim, Reuven Oren and Malka Rofeh.

On December 23, 1947, Dr. Harden Ashkenazy sailed on Pan York Kibbutz Galuyot קיבוץ גלויות. from Constanţa, for Palestine.

On December 23, 1947, Eugene Herzberger, and his wife, Magda, and Magda's mother, a relative of Magda's helped arrange the voyage, sailed on Pan York Kibbutz Galuyot קיבוץ גלויות, from Constanţa, for Palestine.

Krav Emek Ayalon קרב עמק איילון made two additional voyages with immigrants and volunteers for the War of Independence, and later served as a ship carrying arms for the Haganah.
In early September, 1948, Krav Emek Ayalon קרב עמק איילון sailed from Gaeta, near Napoli to Haifa, carrying Maapilim and 31 South Africans coming to join Machal.
On September 17, 1948, Krav Emek Ayalon קרב עמק איילון arrived.
At the end of 1948, she was sent back to Italy, and put up for sale.