am ▁veter ans , ▁imm igr ants , ▁and ▁British ▁Navy ▁officers . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁Y ana i ▁started ▁" Has fin ot ▁She bad ere h ", ▁a ▁publishing ▁company . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁he ▁published ▁with ▁Y ose f ▁Al m og ▁and ▁the ▁Pal y am ▁Fund ▁a ▁book ▁titled ▁" The ▁G ates ▁Are ▁Open , ▁Collection ▁of ▁Mem ories , ▁C land est ine ▁Im m igration ". ▁The ▁book ▁contains ▁ 1 9 4 ▁Heb rew ▁articles ▁written ▁by ▁Ha ' ap ala ▁& ▁Pal y am ▁oper atives ▁or ▁their ▁family ▁members , ▁detail ing ▁their ▁part ▁in ▁the ▁Ha ' ap ala ▁operations . ▁Tw enty - three ▁additional ▁English - language ▁articles ▁were ▁written ▁by ▁Canadian ▁and ▁U . S . ▁oper atives . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 3 ▁he ▁was ▁the ▁entrepr ene ur ▁and ▁historical ▁advis er ▁of ▁Gan ▁Ha ' ap ala , ▁located ▁at ▁the ▁western ▁end ▁of ▁Bu gr ash ov ▁street ▁over looking ▁the ▁Tel ▁Av iv ▁se ash ore . ▁The ▁site ▁comm emor ates ▁Ha ' ap ala ▁operations ▁and ▁was ▁built ▁with ▁a ▁don ation ▁by ▁Sir ▁Ron ald ▁C ohen ▁and ▁his ▁wife ▁Sh aron ▁H arel - C ohen ▁in ▁memory ▁of ▁Sir ▁Ron ald ' s ▁father , ▁Michael ▁C ohen . ▁ ▁Awards ▁and ▁recognition ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁he ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁recip ient ▁of ▁the ▁Y os