To inaugurate a nationwide campaign for funds for rescue and rehabilitation of millions of Jewish victims of war and persecution throughout the world, an extraordinary meeting of the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee, will be held on Sunday, Feb. 16, at the Hotel Astor. Governor Herbert H. Lehman, a J.D.C. vice-chairman, will address the meeting, which will be attended by Jewish leaders from all parts of the country.
In New York City, arrangements are being made for a combined campaign for assistance to refugees in the city and throughout the country as well as for overseas Jewish needs. Announcement of plans for this campaign is expected to be made in the next few days.
A report on the overseas work of the J.D.C. by Morris C. Troper, European chairman, who recently returned from his headquarters in Lisbon, will be one of the features of the Feb. 16 meeting.
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