Labels:bulletin board | hakham | poster | sky OCR: The Haavara ("Transfer") Agreement On August 1933 an agreement was signed between leading German and Palestinian Zionists together with the management of the Anglo- Palestine Bank, and the German Ministry of Economics The agreement allowed the emigrants to transfer capital from Germany through the export of German goods to Palestine In spite of the shortage of foreign currency, until 1936 the agreement allowed ews leaving Germany for Palestine to take 1,000 British Pounds enough to pay for British entry visa. The Haavara Agreement helped make Palestine a popular destination for Jews em igrating from Germany during the first years of Nazi rule The Nazi ruling elite signed the agreement out of their strong 31000 22600 Entopa desire Jewish to emigration encourage 18000 Germany. foreigr Palast ...