The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-09-05

for aid to needy Jews overseas, at the Copley-Plaza in Boston at i2:30 D, Il., on Sunday, Sept. 24, 1t was announced today With the advance ing United Nations forces liberat- ing Nazi-occupied countries of Eu- rope, the J. D. C.s is extended re- lief and rescue program which has to date this year required alloca- ton of more than Sl6,000,0 900, will be reported upon by J. D. o. officers and other prominent speakers.
 Sponsoring this important educa- tional meeting are the following New England members of the J. D. C.'S Board of Directors: Israel Bern stein, Portland; Milton Kahn, Bos. ton; Jerome IT. Kohn, Hartford; Max Livingston, New Haven; Sam uel Markell, Boston, Archibeld Sil- verman, Providence; P. Frank Vor- enberg, Boston; David M, Watch.
 maker, Boston.
 30th Anniversary
 The Boston conference will mark the opening of the J. D. C.'S thirs tieth anniversary. Born of the need of Jews in Palestine and war-torn Europe in 1914. the J. D. c. has con- tinuously afforded relief on on ever. increasing scale until today it's i044 expenditures will far exceed its to- tai for any one year In It's history. worldwide in the scope of it's en. deavor, the J. D. O. has routed aid into Q almost fifty countries, oper- ating continuanlly with govern. m ntal and irtergovernmental agencies. governments s-in-exile and with other agencies concerned with the problems of aid and rescue. Tn the Ave years that we have been at war, the J. D. o. has brought more than 10000 Jewish men, women and children out of Europe, and has provided partial or total relief for more than l50.0o0 rescued Jews in areas of comparative safety. For this rescue and relief program, the Joint Distribution committees total appropriations in the five-year war period reached the sum of S47,530.- 900, of which allocations for erni- grafton alone totalled $8,37i 300, Ad- for those Jews cauld not escape from occupied Europe, the J. D. c. has provided relief through a system of local borrowings and food, clothing and medicine pack ages.
 During the past several weeks, the J. D. c. has arranged and financed the rescue of approximately 5000 Jewish refugees. Of this number more than 1900 were Hungarian and Romariian Jews who were brought across the Black Sea from the Ro- manian port of ConstanZa to Fur. key, and from Istanbul to Palestine by rail. In recent months, approxi. mately 5000 persons have found safety in Palestine as result Of this Balkan rescue operation m which the J. D. 0. cooperated with the War Refugee Board and the Jewish Agency.
 Tn this same period" the J. D. c. advises in a recent statement "676 Yemenites were brought to Palestine and 600 Jews from Spain were sent to Camp Fedhalla in North Africa. Into Canada nave some 3e4 Jewish refugees from Por- tugal, Spain and Tangiers under Q special immigration project.
 French Situation
 "The liberation of France raises an important relief problem for the J. D, 0. and It's executives are pre- pared to enter as soon as the mili- tary authorities grant necessary permission. Relief in France has never halted. On the J, D. C.'s pledge of repayment after the war, local committee in France have al- ready borrowed 180000,000 francs. with which they have offcrded re- lief to $500 Jewish children, hidden in Christian homes and nonasteries and to Thousands If adult Jews. This ififotnation' vas revealed but recently by Q !. D. Q. worker who escaped Into Sneir
 The work of the J. D. O. cofi- tinues ira and through Switzerland, providing emergency aid and rescue in occiipsed countries. Refugee groups nfe routed through Spain and Portugal. Sseeaep, beacon light of freedom, affords Q haven to thouaands of relugeeg, most of whose noeda are detrayed by the 2. D. C.. which receives lts income from tho united Jewish Appeal for IaefuaeaA OYerfeas Needs and Rale1ll1e.
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