Vast expansion of HIAS activities during the first six months of 1947 was described in a report of the agency’s work from Jan.-June, 1947, released here today by Samuel A. Telsey, president.
The report pointed out that in many phases of the organization’s work more refugees were aided during this period than in the entire year of 1946. It listed a number of new offices which have been opened in Europe, Latin America and Australia. During the first four months of the year HIAS handled emigration proceedings for 6,851 refugees and DP’s from various European countries and an additional 2,375 immigrants from Germany and Austria to the U.S. were assisted during the six-month period.
There was an increase of 110 percent in the number of nights of lodging provided by HIAS, an increase of more than 200 percent in the number of immigrants placed in employment, and an increase of more than 150 percent in the number of homes found for immigrants, the report said. During the same period, the HIAS location service located 12,915 Americans for relatives overseas and effected 9,767 locations abroad.
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