The charter of the Society for the Support of Jewish Landsettling in the Union of Soviet Republics was ratified today by the Council of the Peoples’ Commissars.
According to information received here from Ukrainia, the registration of Ukrainian Jews who wish to settle on the land will be completed in January. As soon as the data are collected, the settlers will be enabled to settle on the land, which was allotted for this purpose. The majority of those who registered are forming special companies for the purpose of engaging in collective farming.
In the districts of Charkow and Ekaterinaslav only 3,000 Jewish families will be given land this year. A condition is imposed upon the settlers that they must invest the initial capital themselves.
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