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Charkoff Prison Reported Filled with Zionists

July 3, 1927
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(Jewish Telegraphic Agency Mail Service)

The prison at Charkoff is filled with Zionists, states a message received here. In the last few days a large number of arrested Zionists have been brought into the prison from Kiev, Uman, Cherson, Odessa, and other places.

FIGURES ON EMIGRATION OF ROUMANIAN JEWS PUBLISHED BY HIAS

Figures on the emigration of Jews from Roumania were made public by the Bucharest Bureau of the Hebrew Sheltering and Immigrant Aid Society of America.

During 1926, 2,631 Jewish emigrants left Roumania. Four hundred and forty went to the United States, 328 to Canada, 291 to Argentine, 237 to Brazil, 150 to Uruguay, 124 to Peru, 32 to Columbia, 32 to Mexico, 25 to Chili, 10 to Cuba, 1 to Australia, 807 to Palestine, 14 to Egypt, European countries 42.

Only one-sixth of the total number of Jewish emigrants from Roumania went to the United States.

From July 1, 1926 to April 30, 1927, 394 Jewish emigrants to the United States registered at the Hias Bureau in Bucharest. Of the total number, 305 were quota immigrants, 32 preferred, 45 outside of the quota and 13 tourists. During the same period, Hias aided 255 immigrants going to Canada, 252 to Argentine, 274 to Brazil, 65 to Uruguay, 19 to Palestine and 102 to Australia. These emigrants come from all parts of Roumania and many were refugees from Russia. A large percentage of emigrants destined to America were in possession of old visas dating back as far as 1922 and 1923.

There were 324 men industrial workers and 94 women industrial workers; 95 men and 45 women non-industrial workers; 51 men clerks and 2 women clerks and 118 farmers. There were 656 men professionals and 29 women professionals and 794 housewives. Those without professions numbered 208 men and 247 women.

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