IMMIGRATION OF JEWS INTO PALESTINE TOTALED 1,040 IN THE MONTH OF AUGUST, BRINGING THE TOTAL FOR THE FIRST EIGHT MONTHS OF 1937 TO 7,277. IN ADDITION, 404 JEWS WHO CAME TO THE HOLY LAND ON TOURIST VISAS SETTLED PERMANENTLY HERE, MAKING THE ENTIRE JEWISH IMMIGRATION FOR THE YEAR 7,681.
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