The people of Israel. who had fought so valiantly for their independence. realized that their national destiny lay in converting the eternal dream of the homeland into actual reality. They opened wide their doors to the Jews in the displacedpersons camps of Germany and the ravaged cities of eastern Europe. The great migration began. Meanwhile the United States and other countries associated in the United Nations. through their mediators. brought about peace and quiet in troubled Palestine. The people of Israel have worked hard. In the year 1941 more than 31.000 housing units were built as a start on the tremendous job of getting the immigrants out of their temporary shanties and tent camps. Nearly 175 new settlements have been established. Schools and hospitals have been opened.
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