Many Jewish children’s homes and cultural institutions are being liquidated throughout Soviet Russia owing to a lack of funds, according to a statement made by Mr. Simon Kodavsky, the Director of the Joint Distribution Committee’s activities in Russia.
This critical situation has arisen since the Joint Distribution Committee ceased its support.
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