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A National Committee to sponsor in the United States the work of the Oze, the society to protect the health of the Jewish population in Eastern Europe, was formed in New York under the chairmanship of Dr. Milton J. Rosenau, of the Harvard Medical School. The Committee does not contemplate, at present, issuing any public appeal for funds. It will, however, seek to enlist the co-operation and aid of existing foundations to further health work and kindred non-sectarian and Jewish organizations. S. Y. Jacobi, Ozet representative, who sailed for Europe several days ago, announced before his departure.
Among the other members of the American Committee for the Oze are: Dr. Emanuel Liebman, of Columbia University, Vice-Chairman; Dr. J. J. Golub. Director of the Hospital for Joint Diseases. Secretary-Treasurer; Professor Carl L. Alsberg, of Stamford University; Dr. Louis I. Harris, former Health Commissioner of the City of New York; Dr. Lee K. Frankel. Professor G. B. Hassin, Mrs. Alexander Kohut. Mr. James N. Rosenberg. Dr. Bela Schick and Mr. Maurice D. Waldman. Secretary of the American Jewish Committee.
The Oze, together with its sister organization. Toz. in Poland, has established and is conducting 398 medical and health institutions in Poland, Lithuania, Latvia, Bessarabia, Bukowina, Ukraine and Danzig. Ninety-four school health centers are maintained by the society including 76 summer camps. A campaign against favus and trachoma is a feature of the organization’s work. The society was first organized in 1912, in Petrograd, Russia. It has an annual budget of $423,000, of which $266,000 is raised locally. Until recently the Oze received considerable support from the Joint Distribution Committee. “The Joint Distribution Committee, to its own keen regret, found itself in a position where it found it impossible to grant the Oze an adequate subsidy at the present time. Our Society is therefore compelled to seek support through other channels. As long, however, as the J. D. C. is in operation and grants some support to the Oze, it will make no public appeal for funds.” Mr. Jacobi said.
The Committee was formed at a meeting held in the building of the Federation for the Support of Jewish Philanthropic Societies of New York. Messages endorsing the work of the Oze in Europe were received from Professor Albert Einstein, who is honorary president of the society. Professor A. Besredka, head of the Pasteur Institute. Paris, who is Vice-President of the society. Lord Rothschild. President of the English branch, and Professor Max Levi-Dorn, President of the German branch.
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