A plan to settle between 12,000 and 15,000 German Jews in Palestine within a year was today presented to the Council for German Jewry.
Offered by the Jewish Agency for Palestine, the project was discussed at a conference of members of the council and representatives of the Agency, headed by Dr. Chaim Weizmann, president. No decision was reached.
The proposals embrace settlement of German Jews having their own means and of 7,000 or 8,000 whose settlement wholly or partially will require subsidies. In this latter group would be included persons under thirty-five, the majority of whom would be placed on farms.
A large number of the emigree, according to this plan, would be absorbed by existing colonies in Palestine and others placed in new colonies. The project also provides for training in Palestine of between 1,000 and 1,500 youths, most of them for agriculture and a small number for handicrafts.
Other provisions of the plan are for extension of credit to members of the middle class, social welfare activities and placement of instructors. The project also considers the urgent need of expatriating 2,000 young German Jews who have completed their training in Germany and are waiting an opportunity to emigrate.
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