The Jewish Colonization Association has decided to make a grant of $100,000 for the maintenance of the 850 Jewish refugee children from Poland who have reached Palestine, it was announced here today.
The children who will benefit from the JCA contribution came to Palestine from Russia by way of Persia and India a few months ago under an arrangement between the Jewish Agency and the Palestine Government.
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