More than 17,000 Jewish refugees were admitted to Shanghai in 1939, it was reported today by the HIAS-ICA Emigration Association. Seven thousand of the refugees have been receiving free meals, the society said. About 3,000 others have succeeded in establishing themselves in trades and small workshops.
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