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− | '''The Haavara Agreement''' or "Transfer Agreement" was a contract between | + | '''The Haavara Agreement''' or "Transfer Agreement" was a contract between [[NSDAP]] Germany and the [[Jewish Agency]]. It was signed on 25 August 1933 following three months of talks between the [[Zionist Federation of Germany]] and the [[Anglo-Palestine Bank]] (under the directive the Jewish Agency) on one side, and the authorities of [[NSDAP]] Germany on the other. It was designed to facilitate the emigration of German Jews to Palestine. Its principal German sponsor was [[Werner Otto von Hentig]] who wasthe head of the Middle Eastern division of the German foreign ministry, Hitler was an initial critic of the agreement, but quickly reversed his opinion and, in the face of opposition, continued to support it through to 1939. <ref>[https://military.wikia.org/wiki/Haavara_Agreement Haavara Agreement]</ref> |
− | The agreement remained current from its 1933 signing until the September declaration of war against Germany by Great Britain in 1939. In total it facilitated the transfer of some 60,000 Jews to Palestine. <ref>[https://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/haavara Haavara] - Jewish Virtual Library</ref> | + | The agreement remained current from its 1933 signing until the September declaration of war against Germany by Great Britain in 1939. In total it facilitated the transfer of some 60,000 [[Jews]] to [[Palestine]].<ref>[https://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/haavara Haavara] - Jewish Virtual Library</ref> |
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Type | Agreement |
Start | 25 August 1933 |
An agreement between NSDAP Germany and the Jewish Agency to facilitate the transfer of German Jews to Palestine. It ran from August 1933 to 1939 and some 60,000 Jews emigrated to Palestine under its provisions |
The Haavara Agreement or "Transfer Agreement" was a contract between NSDAP Germany and the Jewish Agency. It was signed on 25 August 1933 following three months of talks between the Zionist Federation of Germany and the Anglo-Palestine Bank (under the directive the Jewish Agency) on one side, and the authorities of NSDAP Germany on the other. It was designed to facilitate the emigration of German Jews to Palestine. Its principal German sponsor was Werner Otto von Hentig who wasthe head of the Middle Eastern division of the German foreign ministry, Hitler was an initial critic of the agreement, but quickly reversed his opinion and, in the face of opposition, continued to support it through to 1939. [1]
The agreement remained current from its 1933 signing until the September declaration of war against Germany by Great Britain in 1939. In total it facilitated the transfer of some 60,000 Jews to Palestine.[2]
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References
- ↑ Haavara Agreement
- ↑ Haavara - Jewish Virtual Library