Goldmann Lauds J. D. C. Plan for Resettlement of Last Jewish Dp’s

Dr. Nahum Goldmann, president of the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany, today welcomed the announcement by the Joint Distribution Committee of a combined resettlement and integration program, at a cost of more than $1, 360, 000, on behalf of Jews in the last remaining Jewish DP camp in Germany, Camp Foehrenwald.

The plan, under which JDC will spend $650, 000 granted to it by the CJMCAG and the West German Government will give an additional $714, 000, provides: 1. Cash grants, including sizeable sums for basic subsistence for one year, to families emigrating to South America and other areas; and 2, Funds to provide furniture and other household items for those remaining in Germany. The German Government has also agreed to find employment opportunities and apartments for those who do not emigrate and to aid them in integration in the local economy.

Additional funds will also be provided for institutional care for the so-called “hard core” cases among the Foehrenwald group–aged, chronically ill or physically handicapped individuals–by the JDC, Dr. Goldmann noted.

“The program outlined by the Joint Distribution Committee, ” Dr. Goldmann declared, “brings closer to reality the day when the last Jewish DP camp in Germany can be closed. Many in Camp Foehrenwald, who have spent nearly ten years in DP camps, will now be enabled to live in security and dignity once more, and to support themselves by their own efforts.

“Even though the $650, 000 allocatec by JDC, plus the funds to be provided by the West German Government, represents a sizeable expenditure, it has become clear that only a program of this magnitude can assure a permanent solution for those who can turn to no other source for aid.”