Charles H. Jordan, overseas director general of the Joint Distribution Committee, today denied reports that 500 Jewish survivors of the Agadir earthquake had been left to fend for themselves, after being turned out of the Moroccan Army barracks at La Jonquiere, near Casablanca.
The JDC director reported that 330 of the Jewish refugees are being sheltered in private homes in Casablanca and other cities under plans worked out by the JDC and the Jewish Community of Casablanca. The other 170 refugees have returned to their homes in the village of Inezgane, several miles from Agadir which sustained little damage in the earthquake.
Mr. Jordan has been in close touch with the JDC office in Casablanca since the disaster. He indicated that the JDC will continue to supply food, clothing, medical care and other assistance to those refugees still needing them with funds provided by the United Jewish Appeal. He noted that the housing of the Agadir refugees in the army barracks at La Jonquiere had been an emergency measure. It had been clearly understood, he added, that this was to be only a temporary expedient until other arrangements could be made.
JTA has documented Jewish history in real-time for over a century. Keep our journalism strong by joining us in supporting independent, award-winning reporting.
The Archive of the Jewish Telegraphic Agency includes articles published from 1923 to 2008. Archive stories reflect the journalistic standards and practices of the time they were published.
