In 1942, it was decided to separate the political from the social activities of the Hitachdut Olej Germania ve Olej Austria (HOGOA): a political party was set up under the name Aliyah Hadasha (New Immigration), which operated until 1948. The continuation of apolitical activities, such as welfare, was to be taken care of by Irgun Olej Merkaz Europa (IOME), the Association of Immigrants from Central Europe.
In 2003, the IOME was renamed to Irgun Yotzei Merkaz Europa (The Association of Israelis of Central European Origin, IYME)