The Denver Jewish news., 1922-10-04
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in Europe went on this great social
expert.
It is the problem OF the orphans.
dent know how many orphans there
are in the Ukraine. We were under
the impression that there were 200,
600 there. But Morris Wolf and Dr.
Milton ROsenau, who went there as
members of the Commission estimate
the number Mt GO0.OO0.
"3ut That Isn't All"
'But that isn't all of the Russian
story" Dr. Frankel remarked. "You
can get some slight idea Of it when
you recall that on August LIST. 1.0OO0O0
children and SOO.OOO adults were bcing
fed in the kitchens operated jointly
by the Joint Distribution committee
and the American Relief Administra-
tion. They would have died otherwise
Col. Grove was not cxaggerating when
he said that If it were not for the
funds supplied by the Jews Of this
country Mt least One-tenth. and pos-
sibly more. of all the Jews in the
Ukraine would have pertshed. And
there are about 3.OOOOOO Jews in thai
country.
Conditions there are almost he
yOnd human conception in their lor
ror. Concentration camps filled with
sick and dying refugees: children 'ly-
ing Of typhus and dysentery in insti-
tutions. other children by the thousands
wandering the streets and roads with
none to care for them: whole com
munities decimated by disense. by
hunger, by cold. men and women dy-
ing in the trains they hoped would
carry them to some place where, they
could get some food-Oi,.. it IL drcad'
full. And we. the Jews Of America
ought to thank God that 1t is our
blessed privilege to do what we are
doing-and more-to relieve that ter
rible situation
"a Word About the ConMnissisa."
. I have given sa far. some "f the
"high spots" OF the story that Dr.
Frankel has brought bnck with him
from Europe-a story that gains ire
mendously in its significance from the
very fact that he tells 1t.
1t was an extremely fortunate tlIi1g
for ail.Jewry -that it-was posrsssle for
Louis Marshall and Felix NJ. WarburR
to persuade DR.. Frankel to head this
Commission, which includes David \.
Brown. the man who led the great re-
lief campaign which went after &14.-
100000 and raised over $17.O0O.ON and
who Is again giving himself freely and
people; David NJ. Bressier. who led the
New York Relief Campaign to success.
and who. as manager of the Industrial
Removal Office. years ago. gai1ei OK
pert knowledge of the Jewish immi-
grant and his problems; DIR. Milton
Rosenau. of Harvard. one of the great
est medical scientists in America
Norris Wolf. one of the leaders Of
Philadelphia's famous bar, who dis
tinguished himself with II survey he
made or european cOnuition1 toI INV
Red Cross several years ago. and sam
uel A. Goldsmith, secretary of the Ru
reau of Jewish Social Service. who
since he left the university with high
honors has been devoting himself t."
Jewish work. Mr.. Goldsmith is secre-
tary of the Commission.
The call for service came t" Dr.
Frankel at a particularly inopp"rtune
time. He had just returned t" his
responsible duties as Vicc-Pre.idcnt of
the Metropolitan Life Insurance com
pany after years leave of absence
which he had devoted to "humanizing
the Post Office Department at the urg-
ent request of Will Hays. As far back
as onyOne can remember-as far back.
as that time about twenty or more
years ago. when he had abandoned his
chemical laboratory in Philadelphia. to
become the manager Of New fork's
United Hebrew Charities the dominant
note of DIR. Franael's life has been
service"