A group of 114 Jewish refugees from Eastern Europe, the largest number of Jewish migrants to arrive in this country on any one flight, landed today at Kennedy Airport. They were met at the airport by Murray I. Gurfein, president of the United Hias Service, and James P. Rice, executive director of the agency which is helping to resettle the newcomers in 12 states across the country.
In welcoming the refugees, Mr. Gurfein noted that the United Hias Service had assisted 5,936 migrants during the first six months of this year. This compares with 2,484 refugees resettled in the same period last year.
The newcomers will be resettled in New York City with the assistance of the New York Association for New Americans, and in 18 other communities in this country. These are: Boston, Philadelphia, Los Angeles, Detroit, Cleveland, St. Louis, Denver, San Francisco, Wilkes-Barre, Pittsburgh, Englewood, N.J., Linden, N.J., Baltimore, Kansas City, Milwaukee, Rochester, Buffalc and New Haven.
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