The plight of the Jews who have fled from Hitler Germany to find refuge in Holland has become much more serious as a result of legislative restrictions and economic conditions, according to a report made by the Jewish Refugee Aid Committee of Holland to the Joint Distribution Committee which contributes substantial funds to the work of the Holland committee.
The report, made public yesterday by Joseph C. Hyman, secretary of the Joint Distribution committee, which is affiliated with the American Palestine Campaign in the United Jewish Appeal to raise $3,250,000 for relief and rehabilitation of Jews abroad, pointed out that as a result of new legislation passed in Holland many German Jews who have been working in Holland for several years have been thrown out of employment and are unable to find new employment. Conditions have similarly adversely affected more recent refugees.
ALARMED AT FUND DROP
Expressing concern over the fact that funds are not available “as freely as during the first years after the catastrophe in Germany,” the Holland Refugee Aid Committee emphasizes the need for enlarged contributions because “we to this work not only in order to help the victims but also as part of the general struggle on behalf of ourselves.”
In addition to substantial sums raised by the Jews of Holland the Jewish Refugee Aid Committee receives the bulk of its fund for refugee work from the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee, the Central British Fund, and from moneys contributed to the Hicem by the Joint Distribution Committee, and the Jewish Colonization Association.
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