Merkblatt für Palästina-Wanderer ["Instruction Sheets for Immigrants to Palestine"], document issued by the "Palestine Office" of the Jewish Agency in Germany, containing vital information and instructions for prospective immigrants. Berlin, July 10, 1939. German.
Fascinating document prepared by the Palestine Office of the Jewish Agency in Berlin. The mimeographed four-page document contains vital, practical information and instructions for prospective immigrants to Palestine prior to their embarkation. It includes information regarding the documents required for leaving Germany (since Jews were now exempt from military draft, they were eligible to leave the country without any particular problems; an exit permit from the local police station was necessary); information regarding the withdrawal of cash and bonds and other securities from the country, and the shipping of movable property items; special instructions for groups (no singing or noisemaking during the train ride to Trieste; do not use the Hebrew word "lihitra'ot" ["see you"]); instructions on how to behave upon arrival in Trieste; and more.
The "Palestine Office, " in all its dealings, was subordinate to the immigration department of the Jewish Agency for Palestine in Jerusalem. It represented the executive branch of the Jewish Agency, assuming responsibility on its behalf for all aspects of the process of immigration to Palestine, including the submission of requests for exit permits from Germany and the issuing of British certificates. Throughout the 1930s and in the early 1940s, it facilitated the immigration – and, for all intents and purposes, rescue – of tens of thousands of immigrants from Germany.
[1], 3 ff. Upper half of leaf no. 2 missing. Approx. 29 cm. Fair-poor condition. Stains. Closed and open tears, with minor damage to text. Some repairs with adhesive tape. Leaves torn in half (along fold line; mended with adhesive tape on back).