A group of 29 Brazilian Jews sailed from here for Israel today, planning to settle permanently in the Jewish State. The 29, according to the Brazilian Zionist Organization, bring to 350 the number of Brazilian Jews settling in Israel during the first six months of this year, equaling exactly the total number of Jews from this country who settled in Israel in 1963.
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