Until the summer of 1932, the Jews of the United States contributed half of the total income of the Palestine Foundation Fund, according to figures made public by the fund.
At present the income of the Keren Hayesod from the United States is the lowest compared with other lands.
Of the total of £4,714,440 received by the Keren Hayesod in Palestine from April 1921 until July 1932, the sum of £2,395,977 came from the United States.
South Africa ranks next to the United States, having contributed the sum of £391,138 during the same period.
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