Jewish Immigration from Germany
1933–1939
With the rise of the Nazis to power in Germany, Jewish immigration increased
dramatically, reaching 180,000 between 1933 and 1935. The new immigrants are mostly from Poland and Germany, and many are from the middle class; they greatly contribute to the material wealth of the Jewish community in Palestine.
On 25 August 1933, the “Transfer Agreement” was signed between Hitler/Nazi Germany and the Zionist Jewish Agency through which, over time, German Jews and their finances could and would settle in Mandatory Palestine. It was a major factor in the growth of the Jewish population, rising from 174,610 in 1931 to 384,078 in 1936 and 600,000 in 1948.
Nuremberg Laws of 15 September 1935, announced by the Nazi regime in Germany, triggered massive Jewish immigration. Through agreements reached between Zionist leaders and the Nazi government, Jews who chose to emigrate to Palestine could transfer their financial assets.
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