Table showing the number of Non-Jewish Families on Relief in Jerusalem-Palestine in 1944, and Zionist/Jewish Welfare Services in Palestine before 1948 (Nakba), British Mandate: A Survey of Palestine: Volume II - Page 683. Chapter XVI: Social Services : Section 4: Social Welfare : Table 5:

Table 5.

NUMBER OF NON-JEWISH FAMILIES ON RELIEF IN JERUSALEM AS AT 31st DECEMBER, 1944.

Moslem 3U4
Latin 172
Greek Orthodox 166
Armenian Orthodox 50
Armenian Catholic 34
Syrian Orthodox 56
Syrian Catholic 9
Armenian Protestant
Abyssinian Latin
Protestant 9
Copt 3
Syrian Protestant 2
Maronite
Karaite

Total 902

128. Grants to local welfare schemes . The heterogeneous nature of the Palestine population precludes a common method of social welfare administration. While the policy of the Department is to delegate as much responsibility '" possible to the inhabitants of the country the extent to which the different communal or municipal organisations arc able to co-operate varies considerably not only as between communities but as between the same communities in different localities. In general, however, a clear duality of standards can be distinguished between the Jewish community services organised under their public institutions and the private facilities available for the Arab communities.

JEWISH WELFARE SERVICES.

12U. The foundation of Jewish welfare-services in Palestine is the Kollelim or 'congregations' of persons from the same origin in Europe grouped together in Palestine for religious study and spending funds collected in Europe for their communal maintenance in Palestine. Members of these organizations, now known as the "Old Yishuv", still receive support from collected funds. Similar in structure are the relief activities of the various oriental communities, excluding tile Sephardic community, which continue to dispense charity on traditional lines. In addition there is a large number of charitable societies some of which maintain institutions such us orphanages, old aged homes, etc. serving particular groups.

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