The Jewish population in Poland is now in the same position as the Jews of Russia, Deputy Isaac Gruenbaum, former President of the Club of Jewish Deputies in Poland, said last night when he addressed a meeting here of the Executive Committee of the Federation of Jewish Relief Organisation. Mr. Leopold Pilichowski was in the chair.
The only difference, Deputy Gruenbaum went on, is that while the livelihood of the Jews in Russia was swept away at one blow, it has been accomplished in Poland by a slower but equally effective process. The position is aggravated by the fact, he said, that the Jews in Poland had been deprived of certain opportunities of employment, and their cry now was – “give us the right to work”.
Deputy Gruenbaum appealed to the Federation to support, not only the loan societies, which, he said, are doing excellent work, but also the educational institutions which are in great need.
Mr. J. Machower, Vice-Chairman of the Federation, said that during the last two years the Federation had voted a sum of over £4,000 for the Jews in Poland. It was exceedingly gratifying to know that half this sum had been used for the loan societies and the other half for the educational institutions which were so warmly commended by Deputy Gruenbaum.
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