One million Jews in Poland. or one-third of the entire Jewish population of that country are without employment and without any means of support### clares Dr. Beruhard Kalun. in a report which ### submitted to Felix M. Warbu###chairman of the American Jewish Joint D# Committee. The report of Dr. Kahn, who is the European ### rector of the Joint Distribution Commitee, convert an investigation of Jewish conditions in Poland made by him during his recent trip there.Another million constituting the small-trader class, have incomes which do not suffice for their daily necessities, says Dr. Kahn, and a large number of these, compelled to cat up their capital, will soon be entirely without means of any kind. The last third, about 800,000, composed of “larger ###iness people” have suffered such financial losses that their former wealth is practically wiped out.“Hundreds of thousands are literally starving, all the welfare, social institutions, and schools supported by the Jews are on the verge of breakdown,” says Dr. Kahn in his report to Mr. Warhurg.
“It is difficult to remember a time in Jewish history when millions of Jews were in such despair. Daily suicides are recorded among them members of families known for decades as public benefactors. They include such well known names as the Pornanskis, bankers of long standing and Schereschewski, who were leaders in the tobacco industry unit if became a government mouopoly.
“It is true.” Dr. Kahn continues, “that the non-Jewish population is suffering too, because there is a general economic crisis in Poland but not in such ### number as the Jews. Non-Jewish workers are employed in factories or large enterprises. The Polish unemployment bonus is limited to workmen in shops of not less than five workers. This makes fue### of the non-Jewish workers somewhat better ### they are helped by the government ? Jewish workmen are generally employed in small store, consequently, more than half of them ### to the bonus.”
“? can be done by the Joint Distribution Committee for the Jews of Poland or other countries where distress exists,” Mr. Warburg stated, ### actual collection of subscriptions in the ### United Jewish Campaign gets under way”
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New York Jue. ### 1936.
###who conscience the Jewish population of ###Wednesday night pledged $3,000. their ### for the United Jewish Campaign. The contibu### were made### a mass meeting held in the local ### which Dr. Isaac Landmann, editor of the # # made the appeal.? the meeting adjoined another $500 was raised for the United Palestine Appeal.
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