Modern Israel & the Diaspora Timeline (1946-1949) - 1 views
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4,500 Jewish refugees sails for British-administered Palestine
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Congress passes the Displaced Persons Act, authorizing 200,000 DPs to enter the United States in 1949 and 1950.
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Mob attack against Jewish survivors in Kielce, Poland. Following a ritual murder accusation, a Polish mob kill more than 40 Jews and wound dozens of others. This attack sparks a second mass migration of Jews from Poland and Eastern Europe to DP camps in Germany, Austria and Italy.
