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149,554 Estimated Jewish Population in Palestine

Official figures as to the number of the Jewish population in Palestine are not available, but according to an estimate it reached 149,554 at the end of 1928. This reply was given by Major Ormsby-Gore, Undersecretary for the Colonies, in the House of Commons, when the question was raised by George Barker, Labor member. Following […]

May 6, 1929
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Official figures as to the number of the Jewish population in Palestine are not available, but according to an estimate it reached 149,554 at the end of 1928.

This reply was given by Major Ormsby-Gore, Undersecretary for the Colonies, in the House of Commons, when the question was raised by George Barker, Labor member.

Following the Armistice, the Jewish population in Palestine was estimated at 55,000, Major Ormsby-Gore stated.

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