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The Society for the Promotion of Jewish Colonization

The Society for the Promotion of Jewish Colonization (Žīdu koloniju veicināšanas biedrība).

The society was registered on May 15, 1926 (Valdības Vēstnesis, 1926, June 21).

On August 30, 1926, it was reported that branches had been established in Daugavpils, Krāslava, Liepāja, Ludza, Rēzekne, and Varakļāni.

On June 2, 1931, the establishment of a branch in Krustpils was reported.

By decision of the Minister of the Interior in 1934, the society was ordered closed. The society was finally closed and liquidated on November 5, 1936 (Valdības Vēstnesis, 1936, November 14).