1,200 Palestine Certificates Set Aside for German Jews

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May 24, 1936

JERUSALEM (May. 22)

Moshe Shertok, executive member of the Jewish Agency for Palestine, yesterday confirmed previous reports that 1,200 labor immigration certificates of the 4,500 recently granted have been earmarked for use of German Jews. Each certificate entitles the holder to bring his family with him.

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