A total of 1,600 Jewish immigrants arrived in Haifa yesterday aboard the Israel transport S.S. Galila. The new arrivals include 483 Czechs, 260 Poles and 850 Rumanians. Representatives of the Jewish Agency who extended an official welcome to the new immigrants voiced their gratitude to Poland for her attitude to Jewry and to the state of Israel.
Keep Jewish Stories in Focus.
JTA has documented Jewish history in real-time for over a century. Keep our journalism strong by joining us in supporting independent, award-winning reporting.
The Archive of the Jewish Telegraphic Agency includes articles published from 1923 to 2008. Archive stories reflect the journalistic standards and practices of the time they were published.
