A plan to settle on the land unemployed Jewish workers was approved by the South African Board of Deputies following a discussion on ways and means of aiding the unemployed.
Representatives of the four hundred Jewish farmers already settled in South Africa presented the possibilities for Jewish land settlement, pointing out that excellent careers await the Jewish settlers.
The opinion was also expressed at the meeting that the settlement plan will avoid congestion in the cities and overcrowding of the professions.
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