About two-thirds of the 2,400 Jewish refugees who were given asylum in Holland between 1933-39 have been granted naturalization, the Netherland Ministry of Justice reported today. The remaining 800 applications “are being absorbed in naturalization bills now before the Parliament.” the report said.
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