Dr. Joseph A. Rosen today clarified a misinterpretation made by a New York newspaper of a speech which he recently delivered to a meeting of the National Council of Jewish Women in Brooklyn. He was quoted as saying that it cost from seven to ten times as much to settle a family in Palestine as in Santo Domingo.
What actually happened, Dr. Rosen explained, was that a question came from the floor as to how much it cost to settle a family in Santo Domingo. Dr. Rosen replied, ‘$1,000.” To a question on how much it cost to settle a family in Palestine, Dr. Rosen replied: “It used to cost from $5,000 to $7,000.” Dr. Rosen said today he had not intended to draw any comparison, nor did he know what Palestine settlement costs at present.
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