The American Council for Judaism Philanthropic Fund announced today its efforts to meet the need for $135,000 to aid some 500 Jewish refugees from Egypt now in France. At the same time, Harry Snellenburg Jr., Fund president said the United States Internal Revenue Service had officially ruled that contributions to the Fund are deductible from taxable income.
To initiate the help for these Egyptian refugees, the Fund allocated $10,000 to the International Rescue Committee, a non-sectarian refugee relief organization which has facilities and personnel already in contact with the refugees, Mr. Snellenburg said.
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