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1,000 Yugoslav Jews Land in Haifa; 3,000 More Permitted to Leave Yugoslavia

July 3, 1949
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More than 1,000 Jewish immigrants from Yugoslavia arrived here today abroad the S.S. Radenik. Today’s contingent represents the first group of 4,000 Yugoslav Jews who have been granted permission to leave their homes for Israel with their property.

The second group of Yugoslav Jews proceeding to the Jewish state will sail aboard the same vessel from the port of Reyta. According to the immigrants who landed here today, only 4,000 Jews will remain in Yugoslavia after the departure of this second contingent.

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