Mar 23, 1951 #WWII NYT As of the end of 1950, more than 510,000 immigrants had entered Israel, increasing the country's over-all population by 78 per cent within a period of two and one-half years. An additional 500,000 new immigrants are expected within the next four years.

At the same time Mr. Eban said he handed Secretary Acheson another note containing Israel's claim for reparations against Germany amounting to $1,500,000,000 related both to the losses suffered by Jews at the hands of the Germans and to the financial cost of rehabilitation of Jewish victims from countries formerly under Nazi control.
https://www.nytimes.com/1951/03/23/archives/israel-asks-us-for-150000000-links-plea-for-a-grantinaid-to-the.html