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“Mothers’ Day” Appeal Planned in England to Rescue 1,000 Children from Reich

April 13, 1939
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A nationwide appeal to the mothers of England for funds to bring an additional 1,000 German refugee children into England will be made on May 13 by the Earl Baldwin Fund for Refugees, it was announced today. The day will be known as "Mothers’ Day."

An equal number of Jewish and Christian children will be rescued from the Reich. Most women’s organizations the country over have recommended to their members participation in street and house-to-house collections on Mothers’ Day.

In a letter in support of the campaign, Countess Baldwin pointed out that 3,000 children had already been brought to England by the Baldwin Fund, but declared that 60,000 "non-Aryan" children were still left in Greater Germany. She appealed for the rescuing of these "innocent victims" so that "they may be allowed to laugh and play again."

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