The Hebrew press complains of the new Government regulations regarding immigration, which came into force on August 25th. It is claimed that they exceed in severity the American quota system. During the period of unemployment, only wives and minor children of persons settled in Palestine and immigrants who, in the opinion of the authorities, are possessed of fully sufficient means, will be allowed to enter Palestine. The immigration of Chalutzim and the old test of means, the possession of £500, have been suspended. The new regulations will, it is said, be abolished as soon as the unemployment crisis is settled. In the case of Zionists from Russia, the Government it is stated, will make an exception and allow them to enter Palestine, in view of their persecution under the Soviet regime.
One of the worst features of the regulations is the fact that it is left to the officials here to determine who is "really" sufficiently wealthy to be allowed to enter the country.
More than 400 men and women attended the first services ever held at the University of Michigan especially for Jewish students during Rosh Hashanah, under the auspices of the B’nai B’rith Hillel Foundation, in its second year of existence at Ann Arbor.
Separate religious services were held for Orthodox and Reformed students, the former of the local Beth Israel Community center and the latter under the direction of the Hillel rabbi.
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