The large number of Cohens and Levys and Mizrachis in Palestine, (Mizrachi, meaning Eastern, is a name adopted by many Jews settling in Palestine) is responsible for the difficulty in tracing thousands of voters in the recent elections to the Palestine Jewish Assembly (Assefath Hanivcharim), it is explained to-day by the local Election Board, which in reporting that 7,500 voting cards were not distributed, says that the reason is that there are 1,043 Cohens, 736 Levys and 1,454 Mizrachis among whom the card-distributors were not easily able to find the proper persons entitled to the cards.
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