(5A) April 1935: The ship Roma arrives at Haifa. On board are new immigrants, 'legals' who have the appropriate immigration certificates, and sportsmen arriving for the Maccabiah Sports Games.

(10B) June 1935: Jubilee celebrations for George V in Jerusalem. Military parade, band, armoured cars.

(10C) June 1935: Jubilee celebrations for George V in Tel Aviv. Dizengoff, Mayor of Tel Aviv, names the central street of city after George V (still called so today). Officers' club by the sea at Tel Aviv. Fly past.

Extracts from a series of newsreels produced for the Jewish audience in Palestine, 1929-1947.

Notes

Summary: Axelrod tells the story, which would appear to be true, that the arrival of the sportsmen was a 'front'. Apparently many of the 'sportsmen' who came ashore were illegal immigrants who arrived under the banner of the Maccabiah but then never left Palestine.

Documentation/associated material: Axelrod catalogue (held in photocopy form by Film and Video Archive).