Americans who wish to aid their relatives and friends in the U.S.S.R., particularly those from Poland and the Baltic states who are now domiciled on Soviet territory, may avail themselves of the facilities of the Hebrew Sheltering and Immigrant Aid Society which has resumed its service of sending food and clothing packages to the Soviet Union.
An announcement of the arrangements that have been made by Hias, in cooperation with the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee, was made by Abraham Herman, president of the organization. Under the arrangement, the stookpiles of food and clothing which have been assembled by the Joint Distribution Committee in Teheran, Iran, will be utilized for this service. Packages weighing 11 pounds will be sent. They will consist of sugar, tea, marmalade, shirts, shoes, stockings, sweaters, skirts, blankets, soap and other articles. The cost per package ranges from $21 to $30 depending upon the contents. These amounts includes the customs duty which is collected by the Soviet authorities, and the cost of packing, mailing and freight.
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