Flying the blue-white Zionist flag, the steamer Cairo sailed today from Marseilles carrying 93 Jewish passengers to Palestine, including 36 children from camps. Their transportation was financed by the Joint Distribution Committee.
Keep Jewish Stories in Focus.
JTA has documented Jewish history in real-time for over a century. Keep our journalism strong by joining us in supporting independent, award-winning reporting.
The Archive of the Jewish Telegraphic Agency includes articles published from 1923 to 2008. Archive stories reflect the journalistic standards and practices of the time they were published.
