The Denver Jewish news. [volume] (Denver, Colo.) 1915-1925, 1920-11-17
Present Suffering in Po-
n land Exceeds Past I
DR. BORIS d. BOGEN SEES GREAT
Err NEED FOR HELP IN LAND
OF MISERY.

The overshadowing need for emerg.
cnry relief in Poland. as compared
with reconstructive measures. was en-
phasized by DIR. Boris ID. Bogen. di-
rector general OF American Jewish Re-
lief work in Poland. in n letter Just
received by the Joint Distribution
committee.
Money alone will do no good In
staving off starvation AMI disease uii-
less there are supplies TO he appor-
toned along with it. DIR. Bogen de-
clared in urging greater distribution
than ever before of food. medicine.
clothing and other materials. will,
which to keep alive Polish Jewry over
the winter.
Funds must continue to go forward
from America to Poland and other ter
ritories IN Eastern Europe. If the OK.
pcnditure of over $4,000 ono since the
outbreak of the war Will not have
been in vain. said Henry II. Rosenfelt.
national director of the American Jew.
ish Relief committee, in commenting
upon DIR. BOgen's message aad In nrg'
ing continued contributions. so TINT
the work of the Joint Distribution
committee may go on thru the funds
raised by the American Jewish Re
lief committee.
DR.. Bogen in his letter, stated: "On
my return to Poland found the pop
ulations In the re-acquired territories
were suffering indescribable want.
The people In a large number of
places, especially in the smaller towns.
are not in a position to Obtain ncccS-
stiles and are actually naked and
starving. Never before did we meet
the need for emergency relief on
scale MS large us this.
Fortunately your generous permis-
sion to obtain food from the Ameri.
can Relief Administration amounting
to 100000 gave us the opportunity
to rush Immediate relief and savc
shonsa.pls OF lives.
Z IT have witnessed and observed
critical and desperate conditions. buf
nothing to compare with conditions
with which we are now coping. The
few workers we have. notwithstanding
their previous experience. are no ter
ribly impressed with the urgency OF
the situation that they plead for tho
opportunity to render this help which
is foremost now I'm their minds.
"The approaching winter threatens
terrible distress and in this particular
territory money will not do good nm
less we have supplies. Dysentery IL
prevalent thruOut tile entire territory.
and that means we must have mcdi
cine and clothing. especially linens.
We are utilizing all the facilities OF
other organizations that we can, hue
that does not mean that we can work
without our own supplies. 1t is ni-
solutely impossible to be here in tiie
midst of this suffering and not he
nble to render actual, immediate re.
lief
81 fully realize how nice 1t would
lie to organize our work on con-
structive basis with definite pnr-
pose that would spell permanent rr-
!,abilitstion, but for Gods sake let's
not neglect the actual suffering Of to-
day and sacrifice thousands Of peo-
pie to the plnn which. in my opinion.
especially in this particular territory.
is very much premature. When you
receive definite description Of coh-
tiftions. / know you will feel as
do, and consider other aid but emerg'
ency relief for these people as of Sec
nndnry imnOrtnnce."