The 1,000th Jewish refugee to arrive from shanghai in the United States for the resettlement in this country or for transit to Latin America will land tomorrow aboard the S.S. General Meigs, carrying 233 Shanghai Jews, it was reported today by the United Service for New Americans.
(A group of 113 Jewish refugees arrived from Bremerhaven in New York over the week-end. They were met by representatives of the United Service for New Americans. Immigration and travel arrangements were made for the refugees in Europe by ### Joint Distribution Committee.)
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