The Denver Jewish news., 1922-12-27
CHILDREN FOR CHILDREN"
Slogan Of Campaign by Jewish Chill
dren in Poland 20 Raise Funds For
I,acal Orphans.

LEGAL Orphans. ..
The Jewish pupils of the intermedi-
ate schools in Kremetz. Poland. are
conducting campaign of their own
TO help the war and pogrOm orphans
Of their community. children for
children" is the campaign slogan
around which they have rallied.
Recently, n conference of local COM
munal leaders was held ut which
committee was organized to raise funds
for local orphans. To method agreed
on was self-taxation on the part OF
he grown-ups. But when the school
children heard of this campaign they
insisted that they be included This
novel campaign by children for chill
drcn'' was launched with an entertain
ment which netted 143,00O marks for
he fund. The monthly contribution o'
The community is 10000 Marks.
The Kremetz cathpaign'is only one of
II number of efforts being made by the
Jews of Poland to begin caring for or
phans-or at least to share this task
with the Joint Distribution commit
tee. A recent report of the Orphan
Care department written most formal
Iy nevertheless an eloquent document
hearing in the efforts of the Jews OF
Poland, to regain their own-time estate
of self-respect.
In Lemberg a miller gave 5.00OOOo
Polish Marks toward child-welinre
fund. merchant gave 100000 Marks
for fresh-air camps, and other con-
tributions totalleA n million MarHs In
vIadimir-volyns ehe local committee
arranged the.,trt?benefts. synagog col
lections. tag-day, and in cooperation
with the medical department of the
Joint Distribution committee 1t pro-
vided summer camps for 27O orpi& MS
IN Pinsk the local committee has rails
ID funds for the maintenance of trade
schools and other welfaye-work. In
wellowisk ten orphan boys are being
taught trades at the expense of the
community. Funds are being raised
in Zelva, AugustOv, Velfa, Slonim ana
Klotzk. The Lutzk Kehilla is cSring
for 10 orphans. In the IIemberg dis
trict three communities have opened
orphan shelters. The town OF Zhal-
kiev is maintaining 80 orphans. Other
towns are taking care of less. but the
movement is spreading. Crackow in
enc month raised 100000 Marks for
the maintenance of 100 orphans and
another million to enlarge the local
asylum Tarnov has adopted 30 chill
drcn. Prezymys s, Yaroslnv 10. SOM
bar 10, Mashzisko 10.
The report giving these facts stntes
that at the end of May 8, 991 orphans
were being provided for in Poland, 5.69G
were living with relatives: S02 were
boarding out and 2.23O in institutions.
This. number was increased during the
following month. Orphans were being
cared for in 365 Polish towns where
there are local committees who not only
supervise the edIcation and welfare of
the children, but who.i in many in
stances raise funds for the purpose. 1T
is very gratifying that the number of
towns in Poland assuming the re-
sponsibility of caring for some of their
orphans, at least, is constantly increas
ing" says the report.
Some insight of what is being done
for the orphans is given in these figures.
OF the S.991 only seven were not at
tending school at the time of this re-
port. 1888 go to Cheder; OH to Jewish
schools 2O25 to Hebrew schools; 442
to government schools; 1874 to inter
mediate schools; LAO to private
schools; 1,154 are being taught trades
| in addition to fheir general education.