Following the 1929 Palestine riots , 1930 saw two events initiated by the authorities of the British Mandate of Palestine which threatened to limit Jewish immigration : the Hope-Simpson report recommended limiting Jewish immigration to Palestine according to the perceived ability of the territory to absorb immigrants . On October 21 , 1930 Sidney James Webb , Lord Passfield , Secretary of State for the Colonies , issued a White Paper restricting further land acquisition by Jews , thus slowing Jewish immigration . Page two of the '' Press '' ’s November 6 , 1930 edition features a by-lined article by Bar-Adon headlined " Resort Jews Resent British Palestine Edict : Pass Resolutions Condemning Act ; Rabbi Neuman and Rev. Mellen Speak . " The article describes an interfaith meeting held at a local community center the previous evening to protest the British government 's recent issuing of the Second White Paper
1929 Palestine riots
1929 Palestine riots
Dorothy Bar-Adon