Leib Fleischer the man without a country, who was shipped backward and forward from the United States to various countries in Europe has at last been allowed to land.
The appeal of the Washington representative of Hias was successful and Lieb Fleischer will be admitted to the United States on a $1,000 bond until such time when he will be able to return to Russia. This depends upon the recognition by the United States of the Soviet government.
The Far East, where Hias organized immigration and emigration centers during the war when transportation across the Atlantic was closed, still continues to be an important center for Jewish refugees, a report from the Harbin Information Bureau to the Hias indicates.
The report deals with the activities of the first four months of the present year. It shows that not only have Jewish immigrants been guided in their journeys to the United States and to other countries such as Argentine, Chile. Australia, China, India, South Africa, etc., but that many families who have settled in the Far East have succeeded in bringing their relatives from Russia, Poland Lithuania and other East European countries. The Bureau thus has a double purpose, that of aiding Jewish emigrants and in assisting Jewish immigrants.
In the period dealt with by the report the Harbin Bureau registered 320 new immigrants, 40 per cent of whom are families. 1479 written and verbal information was given regarding passports, visas, transportation, citizenship, employment conditions in immigration countries. In 436 cases, passports, visas, transit visas, application to Consuls and immigration offices in various countries were attended to. In 24 cases special appeals were made and in many ways immigrants and emigrants were given necessary guidance and help.
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