The position of Jewish immigrants in France has become much worse since the beginning of this year, because of the general unemployment in the country, says the report presented to the meeting of the Central Relief Committee for Jewish Emigrants, which has just been held here, with the President, Professor Oualid, in the chair, M. Eduard Oungre, M. Dijour and M. Melamede of the Hicem were also present.
The Committee received applications in the four months of this year, the report said, from 5,186 persons as compared with 4,013 in the same period last year. Despite all the immigrants, with the particular assistance of the new branches at Lille and Marseilles, 217 immigrants had to be repatriated in the period January – April of this year, as compared with 169 in the same period last year, it being absolutely impossible to find employment for them or to secure permits for them to remain permanently in the country. The cost of their repatriation was met by Chief Rabbi Israel Levi, the Hicem, the Paris Welfare Committee and a number of individuals.
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