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1933: Jews Make a Travel Agreement With Nazi Germany

Fearing Jewish-led boycotts, Germany signed the Transfer Agreement, letting 60,000 beleaguered German Jews to reach Palestine, with their money no less.

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August 25, 1933, is the date of the signing of the Transfer Agreement, which enabled 60,000 German Jews to leave for Palestine while taking some of their money with them. It is a deal that remains controversial to this day. The signatories to the agreement were the Anglo-Palestine Bank (a Zionist institution), the German Zionist Organization and the Nazi German Economics Ministry.

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