(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
“Now that German Jewry has recovered from the economic depression,” Dr. Wernher Senator said, speaking at the annual meeting of the Hilfsverein der Deutschen Juden here, “the time has come for the Hilfsverein to extend its adtivity. The American Jewish Committee in the United States, the Joint Foreign Committee in Great Britain, the Ica and the Alliance in France are working for the protection of Jewish life, of Jewish rights and interests throughout the world. There is no such organization in Germany. The Hilfsverein ought to renew its activity in this direction also.” He urged the appointment of a super-party commission to carry out the work. The work of the Hilfsverein should fit into the great social relief work of world Jewry, he said.
The president, Dr. James Simon, said that the Hilfsverein could only gradually extend its field of work.
In regard to the question of emigrant aid the Hilfsverein must keep to its special field in Germany and for that reason it could not fit into the Hicem. It stood in friendly relations, however, with the Ica, Hias and Emigdirekt.
In view of the relations between Germany and the Soviet Union, the Hilfsverein has the opportunity of restoring the broken bonds with Russia and resuming the work laid down in its constitution of promoting the spiritual and economic welfare of our coreligionists outside Germany.
Dr. Mark Waschnitzer, the general secretary of the Hilfsverein, said. “With compartively small sums, the Hilfsverein can do great work, and we want to start our cultural-sanitary activity in the Jewish colonies of Russia as speedily as possible. The work will begin on April 25, the birthday of the late Dr. Paul Nathan, when the foundation stone will be laid for a school building bearing the name Paul Nathan.
“The Hilfsverein.” Dr. Wischnitzer said, “had continued its work of assisting the Jewish emigrants through Germany. It also assisted the East European Jewish students at the German universities. During the past year it had enabled 70 students to complete their studies, and in the winter of 1927-28 it assisted 82 Jewish students, 60 of whom would complete their studies next term.
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