Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-02-10
TRADE SCHOOLS
IN POLAND
Joint Distribution Committee Of jew
ism Relief Committee viii
Organize Schools

In response to strong demand for
trade schools among the young Jews
in Poland, the Joint Distribution
Committee, European agent of the
American Jewish Relief Committee
is about to organize network OF
them in Congress Poland, Gaiicla
yo!hvnia and LitAuaEia. Experts
are making a survey to determine the
exact types Of schools required in the
different localities, and as soon as
this is completed work will be be-
gun.
There are now few Of these IN
| StlLuLions IN roland, maintained D.
cooperation between the joint DIstri-
| button COMMITTEE, the Ort, local
soclety. anu the lCA, winch aumlnls.
tiers the legacy Oh baron ue hirscn
! lne largest one, at Gialystok, m
structs about 3Io boys IN carpentry
machine WORK and snoemaklng, anu
classes OF girls IN uressmaking and
similar arts. lnere are smaller
SCHOOLS in kalish, Warsaw and Plnsk,
out d recent report OIL the JOINT DIS
trlbu ton Committee SHOWS that the
eager Qeslre OF the Jews to learn IL
work with their HANDS makes 1t I'm
! peraCIve to enlarge TINS Dranch VI
the rehabilitation work.
Americans recently returned from
Poland, including Mrs. ALEXANDER
Kohut, of New \ ork, VINO went there
Tor the National Couacll OF jewish
Women, say That there Is plenty OF
! work IN lnat country, ana that the
Jews want to take their part IN dong
1t. Inc plans OF the American Jewisn
Relief Committee for the expenditure
OF the $l4,UUU,UU0 Tor which 1t is
now making a national appeal IN,
cludc provision for the technical ed
ucatlon of the younger members OF
the destitute jewish population OF
Eastern Europe, winch is regarded
as only a little less imperative than
their relief from starvation and cold
Wilma, Feb. 9.-Representatives OF
the JOINT Distribution committee
here have been notified that the
American jewish Keller Committee
mas EXTENDED It's support OF cultural
work for another SIX months. inns
means continuation OF a number OF
Jewish schools which have been
wholly or partially supported by
American funus and wnicn were
planning to cIose with the coming oil
the new year, when IL had been eX.
pectcd that American support would
nave been Withdrawn. 1nese schools
are located in Poland as well as III
Llthuanla, wnere hundreds OF thou
SANDS of jewish children have been
deprived OF almost ali school lnstruc-
Ion since the beginning OF the war.
For the support or these schools
during the next six months, the
American Jewish Relief Committee
has appropriated the sum OF Sou,OOO.
The appropriation IS to be distributed
as follows: Congress Poland 81, ioU;
brcst-Litovsk district $3.50; bialy
stok $1,74U; koyno SIUSO; Wilma
$3.50; East Galicla S3,375; West
Galicla, $2,250; Kovno S2,2ou. The
remaining S13,GS0 Will be distributed
proportionately among the ulstricts
after July 1st, by winch time the
Committee hopes that the Jewish
towns IN Poland and Lithuanla VIII
be able to maintain their own Schools
Charitable institutions as we'll as
schools which were destroyed or
closet during the war are gradually
being reopcncd and becoming indie
panoent OF foreign air as the native
Jews again become able to contribute
TO their support, but without this
new assistance just extended many
struggling Jewish schools would have
passed out of existence.