One out of every five Jews in Germany is dependent on relief, according to official data based on the records of the Jewish relief organizations, it was revealed here today. Out of the approximately 400,000 Jews left in Germany, over 75,000 required Winter relief. The number of relief recipients is believed to have grown since the winter relief campaign ended.
In the city of Berlin, 25,250 Jews receive aid from the Berlin Jewish community. In Frankfurt-am-Main, once the wealthiest Jewish center in the Reich, out of 23,000 Jews still residing there, over 4,000 are on the relief roles. In Breslau, 5,000 out of 18,000 Jews in the city are on the lists of the Jewish charities.
Outside of Berlin, the communities pay an average of 30 marks ($12.50) monthly to those on relief. In Berlin, the dole is somewhat higher, averaging 34 marks (about $14.17). The recipients of relief spend about one-third of this dole on rent and the remainder on food, clothing and other necessities.
The growing impoverishment of the Jewish population is shown by the rapidly growing list of applications to the central Jewish organizations for assistance in emigrating. Over 65,000 Jews have already been aided to leave the country in addition to an estimated 30,000 who were able to leave at their own cost. Of those aided by the Jewish emigration bureaus, 59,928 were repatriated to their native lands, over 12,000 sent to Palestine and 12,500 settled in overseas countries.
An intensification of the demand for aid in leaving the Reich is expected following the conclusion of the Olympic Games next Fall when the long-expected anti-Jewish discriminations may be applied in the field of commerce. Emigration from Germany is expected to reach a new peak this Fall and Winter.
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