The Denver Jewish news., 1919-05-21
JOINT DISTRIBUTION COMMIT
TEE RECEIVES PERMISSION TO
FORWARD INQUIRIES.

The Joint Distribution committee ot
the American Funds for Jewish war
Sufferers. ~ Exchange Place. has
never ceased its efforts to obtain per
mission 10 forward inquiries to its
l:runch in Warsaw. which is still un-
der the direction of DIR. Boris ~
I.ogen. as to the whereabouts and we'll
being of the people in Poland. Cali
c.u, Lithuania and Courland. They
hnve borne the brunt of the last four
relatives here have suffered terrible
anxiety to know of their well-being.
Thru the close cooperation of the
Joint Distribution Committee with the
authorities. it has obtained permission
Ia send out these lists zach week
showing
The names and addresses of the
relatives in America.
The names and last known addresses
of the families abroad.
The number of persons in each fam
lily.
The business or occupation.
No other message or other infor-
nation of any kind can he forwarded.
but as soon as the families have been
located. the relatives here will be noti-
fled of their present whereabouts.
Joint Distribution committee of
American Funds ftr Jexish War Suf-
'itrers has received accounts showing
the details of the distribution of its
relief funds in about 100 cites and
towns during March 1918. These lists
who have been reached. have been
iabrilated. and persons anxious to III
uuire about their relatives recent we'll
Icing. can in this way receive this
valuable information.
Inquiries by mail should be ad
dressed to Mr.. Arthur Lehman. Treas
urer of the Joint Distribution Com
,nittee, 20 Exchange Place. but resi-
deuts of New York City are requested
TO he good enough to call at the
Kranch Office of the Transmission Blu
reau. 9S Second Avenue. where all in
formation and blanks for the trans
'.lission of funds will be found.
No charge is made for the trans
mission oi funds to relatives abroad.
and the exact amount deposited IL
paid out without any deduction what
ever according 70 the rate of pN
change received by the Joint Distri-
bution committee from the American
Relief Administration thru whose in
termediary these individual remit
tances are transferred direct to the
mittee that has been established in
Warsaw. where DIR. Boris ID. BOgen
is still actively in charge.
The lists are dated March 1918 and
have just been received by the Joint
Distribution committee. Inquiries may
he made at 9S Second Avenue. about
people in:
Abeii tKowno Gub) Anurejewo Pc
trokow Gub.). -Antolepty tKowno
cub. Antopol (Grodno. Gub). Bak-
calarzewo. Berschc tKowno Gub.i.
Beyaki. Biala tSiedlez. Gub.). Bia
iowies (Grodno, Gub.D, Bielsk (Grodno
GubD. Bil:nok. Bogusla wisZkc. Bransk
'Grodno. Gub.l: Brodessy (Minsk
Gub.). Bujaki (Grodno Gub), Butri-
nlansky CWilna Cub, Bystriza CWh-
ma Gub.J
AS soon as the tabulati6n of the
other towns are ready, due notice will
be given Until such notice is issued.
tho public is requested not to in
1uire about any other towns than
those mentioned above. since such in
quiries cannot he answered until the
tabulation of each town is complct
ed.
The Jewish News is in receipt of
many names of former residents in
war ridden districts who are trying
to locate relatives in the United
States. They may be of service to
our readers who have lost trace of
relatives abroad.