More then 26,300,000 pounds of relief-in-kind gifts were collected for Europe’s needy Jews during the past three years in SOS drives in more than 1,000 American communities, it was disclosed in a special report released today by Mrs. Isaac Gilman and Albert M. Kahn, national co-chairmen of the SOS (Supplies for Overseas Survivors) Collection of the Joint Distribution Committee.
The report reviews SOS operations from January 1, 1946 to March 31, 1949, and was prepared for a special meeting to be held April 12 under the auspices of the officers and executive committee of the J.D.C. More than 14,000,000 pounds of food and 11,000,000 pounds of clothing were collected by SOS volunteers during the past 39 months, the report noted. Gifts from more than 1,050 American communities included 75,000 complete layettes, 1,000,000 vitamin and drug capsules, $100,000 worth of dental supplies, more than 170,000 toys, tens of thousands of religious articles and books, as well as numerous comfort items and other supplies.
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