Harold Katz — 1921–2019.
A former U.S. Navy officer, Harold Katz manned The Hatikvah carrying Holocaust survivors as part of the Aliyah Bet. He returned to Harvard Law School and became an established trial lawyer in Boston. In the early 1970s he made Aliyah himself and spent the rest of his days in Israel.
See also:
- Short video
- JTA — A sailor’s tale, from Holocaust to Palestine
- The Jerusalem Post — Grapevine: The darkness before the dawn
- The Jerusalem Post — Escape from Cyprus: the story of the Hatikva
- IMDb — Waves of Freedom (he appeared in the film)