A marked increase in the volume of its work since the beginning of this year was announced yesterday as the Hebrew Sheltering and Immigrant Aid Society issued its semiannual report. According to Isaac L. Asofsky, general manager of Hias, the increased activity can be traced directly to the general situation abroad and particularly to what is happening in Germany.
According to the report 33,899 persons sought and received advice and information and 1,593 affidavits were prepared and drawn up by Hias during the period from January 1 to June 30, this year. Hias’ work with its affiliate organizations and branches in foreign lands also increased in scope, the report stated.
Some of the work done by Hias since the start of this year included;
Meeting 219 steamers upon arrival here and attending to the needs of Jewish immigrants; handling 3,283 inquiries in respect to immigration cases; serving 6,836 kosher meals at Ellis Island; transmitting through its remittance Bureau, the Hias Immigrant Bank, $533,541 from 38,559 individuals residing in the United States for the relief of their kin abroad; placing 288 persons in jobs through its employment bureau; serving 218,687 meals and providing 32,436 nights’ shelter through the Shelter Department; and assisting 1,852 applicants in the preparation of their citizenship papers.
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