Ninety-eight Jewish federations and welfare funds which held their campaigns in the first half of 1939, raised 108.5 percent more this year than they did a year ago, it is stated in the current issue of Notes and News, published by the Council of Jewish Federations and Welfare Funds. The growing needs for refugee assistance and relief and reconstructive work in Europe and Palestine were the important factors in increases obtained in the Spring drives, it is asserted. In the first half of 1938, these federations and welfare funds raised $4,915,679. This year the same organizations obtained $10,247,455. Not one of these agencies reported a decrease for this year.
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