(Jewish Telegraphic Agency
The tourist traffic from Poland to Palestine during the Passover season will be greatly affected this year by the economic crisis, it was learned today.
Last year 5,000 Polish Jewish tourists left Poland to spend the Passover season in Jerusalem. The Central Palestine Office in Poland announced today that so far it had not received a single application for a tourist visa to Palestine.
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