The United Jewish Appeal in the six-year period since Israel’s establishment in 1948 has raised more than $569,000, 000 for the conduct of refugee aid programs throughout the world and especially for the financing of long-range settlement, welfare and agricultural development programs in behalf of Israel’s newcomers, Edward M.M. Warburg, general chairman of the UJA, announced today.
Mr. Warburg pointed out that, of the total raised, $392, 000,000 was allocated for immigrant aid programs in Israel alone and termed this outlay “a remarkable American contribution to the cause of freedom. “
Mr. Warburg noted that the six-year fund-raising total does not include sums now being raised through the Appeal’s project for flotation of a five-year loan of $75,000, 000. He pointed out that some $50,000, 000 has already been raised on this special project, which is in addition to the UJA’s regular 1954 nationwide campaign for close to $120, 000, 000.
The UJA general chairman reported that the total of funds allocated by the UJA since Israel’s establishment came out of contributions by hundreds of thousands of Americans in all parts of the United States and went for support of the Appeal’s three constituent agencies, the United Israel Appeal, Joint Distribution Committee and United Service for New Americans.
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