150 American Jews sailed to-night on board the “Aquitania” to settle in Palestine.
Two hundred American Jews, the majority of whom intend to take up permanent residence in Palestine, sailed from New York for Palestine on February 14th. The largest proportion of this group were stated to be middle-class Jews planning to settle on orange plantations in Palestine.
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