The American Joint Distribution Committee has contributed 1,000,000 francs for the victims of the flood disaster in Frejus, it was announced today by Sydney Nelson, director of the JDC in France.
“We wish to do what we can to help in this terrible tragedy, as a token of our deep appreciation for the help that the French people has so often given to Jewish refugees throughout the years in emergency cases,” Mr. Nelson said.
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