More than 50,000 Jewish men, women and children received vital migration and related assistance from United Hias Service in 1964, Murray I. Gurfein, president of the organization, reported to the board of directors today.
Mr. Gurfein, said 9,700 persons were aided to leave Eastern Europe, North Africa and the Middle East and Cuba to resettle in the United States, France, Canada, Brazil, Australia and other Western countries. In order to carry out its program, the worldwide migration agency operated in 40 countries and spent $2,683,200.
“More than 20 percent of the migrants resettled in 1964 came to the United States.” Mr. Gurfein said. “They were assisted to find new homes in 66 communities, located in 26 states and the District of Columbia, where local Jewish resettlement agencies worked closely with us in helping the newcomers make rapid and satisfactory adjustments. Our agency effected many family reunions, uniting, in some cases, relatives who had not seen each other for more than 20 years.”
About 4,500 refugees from North Africa were assisted to resettle in France and 1,300 French-speaking Jews from Morocco and Tunisia went to Canada through the efforts of the Canadian Jewish Congress and the Jewish Immigrant Aid Services, Mr. Gurfein reported. James P. Rice, United Hias Service executive director, pointed out that 25,000 migrants and refugees have been resettled by the agency during the past three years. He estimated that in 1965, 11,700 would be resettled and the agency would provide 40,000 others with migration and related assistance.
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