From the date of its inception as the unified, fund-raising instrument of American Jews to the end of 1942, the United Jewish Appeal collected in cash a total of $50,300,233,08, it was announced here today by U.J.A. headquarters. This sum was distributed as follows among the three constituent agencies, the Joint Distribution Committee received $25,458,227.50; the United Palestine Appeal, $13,617,005.58; the National Refugee Service, $10,975,000.
In making public the figures of the contribution of the Jews of the United States toward meeting the problem of Jewish survival during the four-year period of the greatest devastation and distress for Jewish communities in many parts of the world, the United Jewish Appeal emphasized that much larger funds will be needed in 1943 for overseas rehabilitation and war relief, increased immigration to and defense of Palestine and for assistance to refugees in the United States.
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