Principal Source of Jewish Immigration in Palestine before Nakba, 1939 - 1945. British Mandate: A Survey of Palestine: Supplement - Page 18

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PRINCIPAL SOURCES OF JEWISH IMMIGRATION*,

1st APRIL, 1939 TO 31ST DECEMBER, 1945.

1st April, 1939- 1940-IU-JJ 19J5
31st Dec., 1939
Country of
previous residence Number I % Number I % Number I %
of Immigrants Immigrants total Immigrants total
All countries B,617 100 33,359 100 12,751 100
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Bulgaria 23 0.5 1,960 6 465 4
Czechoslovakia 1,773 21 1,106 3 874 7
France 46 o.s 470 1.5 423 3
Germany 4,217 49 1,594 5 2,035 16
Greece 13 - 855 2.5 238 2
Hungary 204 2 1,325 4 642 5
Lithuania 93 1 944 3 57 0.5
Poland 959 11 4,432 13 2,301 18
Rumania 295 3 5,918 18 1,303 10
Yugosluvin 62 1 687 2 344 3
Adon 42 0.5 1,061 3 16 -
Iran 2 - 483 1.5 135 1
Iraq 17 - 1,438 4 141 1
Syria. and Lebanon 24 0.5 804 2.5 140 1
Turkey 2 - 3,923 12 309 2
Yemen 1 - 3,530 11 1,023 8
Egypt 20 - I 405 1 133 1
Others 824 10 2,424 7 2,172 17.6 ..,.
Including travellers registered as immigrants.

For the year 19,16 the number and proportion of Jewish immigrants are shown according to regions of previous residence

PRINCIPAL SOURCES OF JEWISH IMMIGRATION, 1946.

Region

Number of I % or total
Immigrants
7,851 I 100
75 1
275 3.5
39 0.5
314 4
47 0.5
2,327 30
1,-164 19
1,826 23
335 4
965 12
146 2
38 0.5
All Countries

Region of previous residence:

1. Adjacent Countries in Asia

2. Other Middle East Countries in Asia

3. Other Asiatic Countries

4. North Africa.

5. Other African Countries

6. U.S.S.R. and Poland

7. Balkans

8. Central Europe

9. United Kingdom

10. Other- European Countries

11. America and Oceania

12. Unspecified Countries
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NOTE: In addition, 9,910 Jewish illegal immigrants were recorded during 1946.

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