THOUSANDS OF JEWISH CHILDREN ON THE MOVE
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Rec.eived Wednesdav, 7.45 p.mCENEVA, May 21. Tliou.sands of Jowish children of central and Ea, storm Europe aro 011 the niove in an attempt to reaeh Palestine, said a spokesman lor "Youth Alijeh", the department of ihe Jewish Agency for Palestine handling child imrnigration. "Xo frontier is too difficiilt loi' these children," he said. "They managc to filter through the niost strietly guarded horders. Porty thousand, mostly orphans, have been assembled at camps in all parts of Europe and their numbers are increasing daily I'rom every corner of Europe." lle attributed the mass migration to tlie appalling living and food eonditions. increasing anti-Semitisni, and the search for lost parents and relatives. The spokesman disclosed that 100,000 Jewish children were not yet traced. Thousands were living with dennan and Polish poasants, too frightened to reveal their identity. The spokesman's statement was made at a conference of ' "Youth Alijeh" which decided that 40,000 of the 100,000 Jews who would be admitted to Palestine if the Anglo-American report is adopted. would be children. The spokesman added that he hoped Britain. Sweden and Switzerland would accept stich children into their c.ounlries pending transl'er to Palestine:
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Chronicle (Levin), 23 May 1946, Page 5
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