1.0Jewish Telegraphic Agencyhttps://www.jta.orgadminhttps://www.jta.org/author/adminrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="Tf2OMCXJGB"><a href="https://www.jta.org/archive/dominican-republic-opens-doors-to-500-refugee-families-entry-fees-waived">Dominican Republic Opens Doors to 500 Refugee Families; Entry Fees Waived</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.jta.org/archive/dominican-republic-opens-doors-to-500-refugee-families-entry-fees-waived/embed#?secret=Tf2OMCXJGB" width="600" height="338" title="“Dominican Republic Opens Doors to 500 Refugee Families; Entry Fees Waived” — Jewish Telegraphic Agency" data-secret="Tf2OMCXJGB" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); /* ]]> */ </script> https://www.jta.org/wp-content/uploads/1939/10/Refugees.jpg300300The Dominican Republic today became the first country in the Western Hemisphere to open its doors to the political refugees of Europe under the auspices of the Intergovernmental Committee on Refugees. General Rafael Trujillo, army chief and former president of the Republic, told reporters at his Legation here that 500 refugee families will immediately be […]