Sta,—In the Note headed " Asylum for the Jews," in
your issue of March 26th, you call special attention to Lord Cranbome's statement in the House of Lords that some Boo refugees a month were coming to this country, and that there were already here some 150,000 pre-war and war refugees. Having regard to the heading, your readers might reasonably infer that the Boo refugees coming to this country monthly were Jews. That, however, is not the case. Comparatively few are of Jewish race, the vast majority being non-Jewish citizens of Allied and occupied countries. The main force of the persecution is directed against Jews in Germany, who have not the same opportunities to escape. In fact, though it is difficult to obtain perfectly accurate figures, it may safely be said that the total of purely Jewish refugees •domiciled here does not greatly exceed one-third of the figure quoted by Lord Cranborne.— Christian Council for Refugees from Germany and Central Europe.
Bloomsbury House, Bloomsbury Street, London, W.C. i.
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