The Bureau of Statistics of the newly formed League of Nations identified Leicester in 1936 as the 2nd-richest city in Europe and it became an attractive destination for refugees fleeing persecution and political turmoil in continental Europe.
新成立的国际联盟（League of Nations）的统计局在1936年把莱斯特确定为欧洲第二富有的城市，而且对于逃离迫害和政治动乱的难民来说，莱斯特是欧洲大陆上一个很有吸引力的目的地。