2026-05-25T22:19:39Z https://diaspora.jewish-history-online.net/oai

oai:gjd:source-9.en 2025-08-19T00:00:00Z

en Report on My Trip to Cyprus https://diaspora.jewish-history-online.net/source/gjd:source-9 Arthur Ruppin Moses Mendelssohn Center for European-Jewish Studies Online Ressource Dr. Arthur Ruppin (1876–1943), head of the Jewish Agency in Mandatory Palestine, visited the neighboring island of Cyprus in late May 1935. He traveled there to meet with Jews and report on the situation of the Jewish presence in the British colony. The trip was arranged in collaboration with a German-Jewish associate who had already settled on the island. Upon his return to Jerusalem on June 5, Ruppin drafted a report on his trip. In this report, he detailed the places he visited in Cyprus, the people he met, and the cost of immigration and settlement on the island. His report also records the various business ventures undertaken by Jewish immigrants, including several German Jews. The source provides a comprehensive overview of the island’s German-Jewish presence in 1935 and discusses the prospects for future settlement in the British colony. The report is archived at the Central Zionist Archives in Jerusalem. 2025-08-19