A nation-wide campaign for the procurement of millions of pounds of foodstuffs and agricultural commodities within the next 90 days has been launched by the Zionist Organization of America to alleviate the serious food shortage situation confronting the civilian population of Israel, it was announced today by Dr. Emanuel Neumann, Z.O.A. president.
The Food For Israel drive–to be conducted in every Jewish community through-out the United States–was initiated in response to the official request of the Israeli Supply Mission for immediate aid. A special highlight of the Food for Israel drive will be the assembly of hundreds of freight cars filled to capacity with food stuffs donated by the Z.O.A. districts throughout the country and all merging into a Food Train to be formed in New York City early in December.
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