Despite the difficult political situation, the movement set on foot by the Federation of Jewish Ex-Soldiers and endorsed by the Federation of Jewish Communities for settling German Jews on the land is making continued progress. The Federation of Jewish Ex-Soldiers reports that 17 new plots will be allocated to settlers this year in the first settlement area at Gros Gaglow, outside Cottbus, near Berlin.
In Breslau it has been decided as a result of consultations between the various Jewish groups in the Community to start a settlement for unemployed young Jews on the outskirts of the city, and twenty Jewish families have joined together for the purpose. The Federation of Jewish Ex-Soldiers calls upon its members to follow this example of the Jews of Breslau, and to proceed to establish similar settlements in other towns.
The Social Commission of the Agudath Israel Organisation in Germany also announces that it has openings with Jewish farmers for 20 or 30 unemployed Jews wish to receive training in agriculture. They will be provided with board and lodging and will be trained for two or three years in agricultural work. Members of young Agudist organisations are asked to apply to Dr. Nathan Birnbaum, one of the Agudist leaders, who is dealing with this matter.
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