The Jewish Council for Russian Relief, previously associated with the American Society for Russian Relief, is continuing its activities as an independent organization, it was announced today. The Jewish group plans to carry its program over into 1947, Louis Levine, chairman, said. Since 1942, it has collected more than $10,000,000 in cash and goods contributed by American Jewish landsmanschaften, and other groups.
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