A total of 164,267 Jews entered Palestine since 1933, including 34,493 immigrants from Germany, the Jewish Agency for Palestine reported today.
Among the German Jews were 11,566 capitalists (owning a minimum of $5,000 each), 463 artisans (owning at least $1,250 each) 110 with assured incomes, 18 clerks, 1,474 students, 4,194 dependents and 12,687 laborers.
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