The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-10-18
BILLION Is ASKED
TO REBUILD JEWRY
Joint Distribution Committee
Announces Plan to Aid
Brethren Abroad.
MILLIONS ARE DESTITUTE
Much Of Fund Probably VIII
Be Raised by Loans in
America.

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Individual contributions and loans that
may aggregate nearly a billion dollars.
were announced yesterday by Felix M.
Warburg Following a meeting held in his
once or the joint distribution committee
OF the American Funds for Jewish War
Sufferers. Of which Mr.. warburg Is
chairman.
FOR months the committee through
agents has been making a study of the
condition of Jews in every portion OF the
world which has been touched by war
commissions having been sent to Russia
Rumania. Poland. Palestine, Serbia,
Greece, Bulgaria and other lands where
the situation has permitted their work.
Millions Are Homeless.
Recently. for instance, Miss NJ. Gold
man. daughter Of DR.. Julius Goldman of
New York was sent to Salonica, and
from tnere Will go as soon as possible
10 serbia Bulgaria and Rumania to es-
tablish branches OF the committee
Dr. Solomon Lowenstein, superinten-
dent OF the Hebrew Orphan Asylum, New
fork, Is now on his way back to America
after an inspection trip to Palestine, and
Or. Boris ID. Bogen, secretary Of the
field bureau Of the National Conference
OF Jewish Charities, soon will leave for
Vladivostok to take up the work in
Russia.
As a result of these Investigations 1t
has been estimated that of the 5000, 900
to 100000 Jews outside of the United
states quarter Of the number are des-
titute and homeless. and fully half will
be In need OF assistance to enable them
to become self-supporting. The COM
mittees to be sent from America will do
their work through the representative
Jews OF the nations and localities to
which they will be assigned, following
out the policy of the distribution COM
mittee in spending the $50, 900. 900 raised
since 1914 for the relief OF Jewish suf-
ferers.
The Tentative Programme.
Among the steps contemplated are:
Immediate and temporary assistance
necessary to pave the way for perma-
nent reconstruction. viz the supply
ing OF food. clothing. shelter and med
icai attention.
Scientific study of the various forms
reconstruction shall take.
Employment % labor. through the
planning and carrying out OF projects
by which workers may be most ad-
vantageously and economically made
self-supporting and the public welfare
advanced.
Repatriation Of refugees and the re-
establishment OF the family and home.
Supplying OF raw materials needed
for industrial life of the community.
Vocational and technical schools.
Gemiluth Chasodim-the extension
OF loans without interest--to the de-
serving.
Provision for the spiritual and moral
welfare. through assistance to the
tab
universities). Talmud torahs (relig-
ious schools) and other religious and
higher educational factors
The return to the United States of
American citizens exiled through the
war in enemy and neutral countries.
Most of Fund to he Loaned.
In a statement issued yesterday Mr..
Warburg said:
America has learned through the Lib
erty Loan the value OF loans and how
these can be made to accomplish what
cannot be accomplished by contribu-
tons. There is no doubt that a large
part OF the money required to carry
out the programme for Jewish recon-
struction will be obtained through loans
that will repay not only the original
principal advanced but the dividends
from which will be the gratitude of the
Jewish people and the boon to the in
dividual conscience that come from
noble deeds.
Upon American Jewry falls both the
burden and the privilege of leading the
way in this work. that has for its sole
object the preservation OF the Jewish
people, and this work the joint distrthu-
ton committee. representing every sec
ton OF American Jewry. has taken upon
Itself to perform"