The Denver Jewish news., 1920-02-11
Head of Foreign Relief
Left for Europe
DIR. JULIUS GOLDMAN SAILS
FROM NEW YORK TO TAKE
CHARGE OF ALL AMERICAN
JEWISH RELIEF WORK ABROAD

New York. Feb. Announcement
is made by Felix NJ. Warburg. chair
man of the Joint Distribution commit
Tee of the American funds for Jewish
War Sufferers. that DIR. julius Gold
man of this city. active in Jewish
Philanthropy for nearly half Il cen.
tury has been selected to head all the
American Jewish relief activities of
the Joint Distribution committee in
Europe with the title of Director Cen
cral.
sailed this week on the Mauretarin
and will be absent more than n year.
DIR. Goldman accepted the responsible
ity upon the solicitation of the mem
hers of the Joint Distribution com
mittee who comprise the leaders of
Jcwry thruout the United States. and
has given up all Of his personal at
fairs to devote his entire time 10
the tasks of immediate relief anG fn-
tnre rehabilitation of the Jews in
every country abroad affected by the
war. @---s = ''-H =
The selection of DIR. Goldman aud
his departure marks the extension of
the plans of the committee for nf-
fOrding permanent aid on behalf of
American Jewry to the Jews of Er-
rope and the distribution of the funds
and supplies secured in ahc United
States.
1T will be the task of DR.. Gold
man." states Mr. Warburg. to receive
the reports from the different countries
tions is so urgently needed, to ncgo-
tiate with the officials of the various
governments. to cooperate with the
American Relief Administration Eau
ropean Children's fund, headed by Mr.
Hoover. the Red Cross and other or
ganizations. and to transmit to the
Joint Distribution Committee the in
formation which is only to he obtained
at first hand. so that the committee
in its appropria sions and in its ship
ments of clothing and foodstuffs may
lie guided by II knowledge of the sit
uatiOn as it affects all of the coun-
tries of Europe rather than any one
locality.
The great difficulty in affording
relief since the cessation of hostilities
has been the utter breakdown of trans
h, In. al. Of railroads
other facilities for forwarding both
money and supplies. This condition
the various units working in coopcra-
ton with Mr. IIoover.s committee hope
10 remedy thru the establishment of
motor transportation to the interior.
not only of Poland, but of the other
countries to Which the Units are to
he sent.
DIR. Goldman was born in the city OF
philadelphia. Pa. in 1852. lie was
one of the representatives Of America
to the Berlin International Jewish
Conference in 1890. He enjoyed the
confidence of the late Baron dc Hirsch
and was honorary secretary up 10 1901,
of the Baron de Hirsch FUND. Upon
The death of Judge Meyer Islacs. he
became its president, in which ufficc
he continued until 10OG The work of
the Baron de Hirsch Fund in America
has always huG the unremitting tie.
,otion of DR.. Goldman. Thru his On
Crgy and foresight public baths were
installed in New York City in 1S)S:
the Agricultural school at Woodhne
was started in 1891, and til" Baron &c
Hirsch School largely owes its Inrep-
tion to DR.. Goldman. In 1900. the
IndustriaL Removal office wa urganiz-
cd. its purpose being TO distribute the
immigrants who were arriving in large
numbers in New York. turnout the less
populated parts in the country. In
the Fetleratio of Jewish Philanthropic
societies in New York, DR., Goldman
has been pioneer. His identification
with the Federation, and his ardent