Despite the difficulties which Jews in Nazi-controlled parts of Europe are facing in securing permission to emigrate to oversea countries, 11,863 Jewish refugees and immigrants from Europe were admitted into the United States during the first five months of this year, according to the semi-annual report of the Hebrew Sheltering and Immigrant Aid Society made public today. Of these, 9,546 were quota immigrants while the remainder were non-immigrants. The refugees from the war zones came to these shores on 370 steamers which were met by the Society’s pier service.
During the full six months period, 8,961 new arrivals needed and received the services of the organization, while 1,985 were taken to the Hias Building for temporary shelter prior to their departure from New York to other parts of the country. More than 17,270 affidavits and petitions behalf of refugees and immigrants were drawn up and filed by the Society at the request of American relatives and friends. The sum of $1,096,984.56 was deposited by American sponsors of refugees with the Society’s transportation department which facilitates the passage of U.S. visa-holding refugees in various parts of Europe. The Department was called upon to act in response to 26,488 requests affecting transportation questions.
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