The Yugoslav Government has agreed to the establishment of an autonomous relief organization for the distribution of Jewish relief supplies in the country, Frederic White, representative of the Joint Distribution Committee, reported here upon his return from a tour of Yugoslavia.
White, who met a number of high government leaders, including the vice-president of Yugoslavia and the president of the Croatian Republic, declared that the government is friendly toward the Jews and that it transports free of charge J.D.C. relief supplies to various parts of the country. He said that there is little anti-Semitism in the country and that restitution of Jewish property is progressing satisfactorily and the Jews are looking forward to rebuilding their economic, communal and cultural lives.
He asserted that while there is a widespread interest in Zionism, very few of the Yugoslav Jews desire to emigrate to Palestine. He found that the 12,000 survivors of a pre-war population of 80,000 need food and clothing, but that their morale is high. He disclosed that there are now two Jewish children’s homes, two students’ homes and seven communal kitchens in operation, but added that there was need for a vocational training program. The J.D.C. will commence a works-training program in Yugoslavia in January, White announced.
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