Haapalah / Aliyah Bet

Haya Kozlovsky went for training to kibbutz Heftzibah קיבוץ חפציבה. where she worked for two weeks in a branch the kibbutz, and the next two weeks she studied and trained, practicing with weapons, hiking, and bivouacing; she climbed Har Gilboa הר הגלבוע, and took target range practice.

In 1945, Haya Kozlovsky helped establish kibbutz Hukok קיבוץ חוּקוֹק.
She was transferred to the 9th Company, in the North.

In 1945, Haya Kozlovsky joined the Gidoni גדעוני, and attended a top secret, 3 month, wireless radio operator course, at Shefayim שפיים, after which, she served as radio operator at kibbutz Ayelet haShachar קיבוץ איילת השחר, at the headquarters of I Company, under Moshe Kelman and Oded Messer.
At the same time, she served as communications person of the Haganah in the Northern region, under Michael Schechter and his adjutant, Tzvi Tzur.

Haya Kozlovsky served as Gidoni גדעוני, wireless radio operator for the Naval Company at Hadera, and for the Palmach Council in Tel Aviv.

Yisrael Zack cites: "Our group was allowed to take part in the “Night of the Bridges” and we blew up the Sheikh Hussein Bridge over the Jordan, east of Maoz Chaim."

On the Night of th Bridges ליל הגשרים, Amnon Yonah served as Commander of the Palmach פלמ"ח squad that blew up the railway bridge over the Yarmuk River נהר הירמוך.

Chaya Kozlovsky served as radio operator at Ramot Naftali רמות נפתלי

Dan Lener served as an operations Commander during the Night of the Bridges ליל הגשרים.

Haya Kozlovsky met with Yigal Alon, who told hee she would serve one on of the Haapalah boats.
She went to the Solel Boneh Building in Haifa, where she met her shipmates, who were to go onto Exodus 1947 as stevedores, while she, as a nurse, but the British did not allow them onto the ship.

In November, 1947, Haya Kozlovsky was sent alone, on a British passport, to Prague.

Haya Kozlovsky was sent to Paris, then to Roma, from where she was assigned to the Haapalah boats.

In November, 1947, Chaya Alon was sent to Praha, and from there, travelled to Italy., where she worked as Gidonit גדעונית, wireless radio operator, at stations in Avieta, near Milano, Roma and Paris.

In May, 1948, Chaya Kozlovsky was sent to serve as Gidonit גדעונית, wireless radio operator, aboard Lo Tafchidunu לא תפחידונו.
Chaya Kozlovsky cites: Lo Tafchidunu לא תפחידונו "sailed with Olim for the second time. The loading was carried out at one of the small bays in the Marseilles area and we took on about 500 passengers."
"The trip lasted for 12 days and we reached Haifa during a break in the hostilities. We were received by soldiers of the UN and when I saw the Israeli soldiers in their stocking caps I was very exited. The Olim were sent to various camps in different parts of the country, and after a 48 hour break I was sent back to Italy."

In November, 1948, Chaya Kozlovsky was sent as Gidonit גדעונית, wireless radio operator, aboard SS Kefalos Dromit דרומית.