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Salvador - The Ship of Shattered Hopes
Salvador - The Ship of Shattered Hopes

SALVADOR - THE SHIP OF SHATTERED HOPES

Salvador: The Ship of Shattered Hopes

Directed by Nissim Mossek
Israel, 2006
Documentary

Synopsis

On December 3, 1940, at the Black Sea port of Varna, Bulgaria, the Salvador – a rickety, old, sail-powered coal freighter – is finally towed out to sea with 352 Bulgarian Jews on board. Ten days later, the boat is shattered to pieces, and most of its passengers are lost at sea.

Synopsis

On December 3, 1940, at the Black Sea port of Varna, Bulgaria, the Salvador – a rickety, old, sail-powered coal freighter – is finally towed out to sea with 352 Bulgarian Jews on board. Ten days later, the boat is shattered to pieces, and most of its passengers are lost at sea.