The Jewish press of the United States and Canada is practically unanimous in urging that relief of European Jewry by their American brethren continue so long as the need exists, states an announcement by David A. Brown, national chairman of the United Jewish Campaign, in making public a summary of the editorials which appeared in English language papers and the Yiddish dailies, commenting on the open letter sent out by Mr. Brown, in which the question of the future attitude toward overseas relief work was asked.
The famine in Bessarabia and the rigors of an unusually severe winter, adding to the sufferings of the large mass of Jews in Poland, Lithuania and other sections, was pointed to in many editorials as concrete instances of the necessity for maintaining in an organized fashion a relief committee such as the Joint Distribution Committee. capable of alleviating distress in times of emergency, and, under more normal conditions, developing a program of constructive activity, Mr. Brown stated.
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