A total of almost 16,000,000 roubles will be spent by the Russian government for Jewish colonization projects through the Comzet, the government department for settling the Jews on the land, during the year 1930, Dr. Joseph A. Rosen, in charge of the work of the Agro-Joint in Russia, told the Jewish Telegraphic Agency before he left for Russia yesterday on the “Bremen” to resume his work after a short stay in this country.
The government’s settlement program, as outlined to the Jewish Telegraphic Agency by Dr. Rosen, includes provisions for a total of 12,140 Jewish families who will be settled according to the following divison; 4,500 in the Agro-Joint districts, 1,000 in the Jewish Colonization Association districts, 240 in the Ort districts, 3,400 near Jewish towns in Ukrainia, 2,000 in Bira Bidjan including the Soviet grain farms, and 1,000 in White Russia, Uzbekistan and Daghestan.
The sum of 19,150,000 roubles to be spent on this program will be allocated as follows, Dr. Rosen said: 7,000,000 roubles from the Central government and Ukrainia for colonization in Ukrainia, 2,400,000 in Ukrainia for the settlements near Jewish towns, from the Central Government 500,000 for White Russia, 5,000,000 from the general government budget for Bira Bidjan grain farms and 250,000 for Jewish collective farms in various places. The Ozet out of lottery money is contributing 500,000 roubles and foreign organizations will contribute 3,500,000 roubles.
Dr. Rosen also said that the Comzet’s industrialization program provides for 31,340 people to be placed in various industries and to get industrial training. Some 12,470 have already been sent to different factories.
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