UNRRA Polls Displaced Jews on Emigration Plans

On February 3, 1946, the United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration (UNRRA) conducted a poll among displaced Jews in Europe to determine their preferred emigration destinations. The results of the poll indicated that a significant majority of the respondents favored emigration to Palestine. This poll was conducted in the aftermath of World War II, during a time when many Jewish survivors of the Holocaust were living in displaced persons camps across Europe. The desire to emigrate to Palestine was driven by the hope for a safe and secure homeland, free from the persecution and atrocities they had experienced during the war. The poll's findings highlighted the strong Zionist sentiment among the displaced Jewish population and underscored the urgent need for a solution to the Jewish refugee crisis. The results of the poll were significant in shaping international discussions and policies regarding the future of Jewish refugees and the establishment of a Jewish state in Palestine.