The Denver Jewish news., 1921-10-26
New Relief Work in Cen
trail Europe to Begin
MIR. JAMES ROSENBERG CHAIR
MAN OF THE EUROPEAN EXE-
CUTIVE COUNCIL TO START
RECONSTRUCTION.

The Joint Distribution committee
has now complered all the preparatory
work that was required to effect the
transition from the temporary and
emergency forms of immediate relief
to systematic reconstruction work,
and as soon as Mr.. James Rosenberg,
the newly appointed chairman of the
European Executives Council, arrives
in Vienna. the entire machinery for
The new relief work will he ready to
start.
Mr.. James Rosenberg. who sailed
for Europe few days ago. is widely
rcputcd as a distinguished lawyer. He
cause of relief and will remain with
the Joint Distribution committee as
long as the needs of the work may re-
quire. He places at the disposal of
the Joint Distribution committee his
rich business experience. which is n
most valuable contribution in the pres
ent condition of relief work.
What the relief work in Europe
needs most nc the present time is an
experienced and practical leader. II
man who shall be able to coordinate
the various activities of the Joint Dis
tributiOn committee. With the excep-
tion of Russia. the relief WORK now no
longer has to be n response to sudden
and accidental developments. Imme-
diate relief has been discontinued
and it is to be hoped that no such
unexpected Developments will hence
forth occur in the life of the Jews
of Central Europe as to divert the
relief work from the new path which
it has now entered. The scope of the
present relief work has been clearly
and sharply defined: Economic Re
construction. Medical Aid, Orphans
Care, and Relief for Retugees-those
are the four fields in which relief
work is now concentrated. Each OF
these four branches is headed by n
specialist. man who has qualified
for his task by long study of the
situation. The program for each
field has been worked our, and the
machinery is ready to carry it out. 1t
is the heads of those four branches.
and their chief assistants. that con-
stitute the European Executive Coun-
ell of the Joinc Distribution committee.
The Council has lately moved its head
quarters from Paris to Vienna, in or
der to be nearer to the countries where
the relief work is carried on. and
! to keep in closer contact with every
new development in the relief situa-
don.
What the system was lacking thus
far was n general head who should
coordinate the work of the several
specialists and hold in his hands the
threads of the various activities of the
committee. In the person of Mr..
James Rosenberg the Joint Distribu-
tion committee has now found the
man it needs. With his appointment
as chairman of the European Execu-
tive Council the. machinery for the
carrying out of the new program is
complete.
Mr.. Rosenberg has for years been
connected with various Je"ish ihs'
tutions, and he devoted the last few
months before his departure to
thorough study of the Jewish situa-
lion and of all the relief problems in
Europe. He also came in touch with
Secretary of Commerce Hoover ana
with Colonel Haskell, his representa-
five in Russia He was indeed cne
of those who cooperated with Mr..
Hoover and Colonel Haskell in the
drafting of program for special jew
ish relief in Russia. He thus went
TO Europe fully equipped to deal win
any problem that may confront him
there. and will be able to start his
work Immediately upon his arrival III
Vienna, where he is expected WITHIN
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