Preparations Completed for Distribution of Relief from Abroad Sommerstein Reports

Dr. Emil Sommerstein, president of the Polish Jewish Relief Committee in Lublin, has notified the United Jewish Refugee and war Relief Agencies of Canada that preparations have been completed for receiving and distributing supplies to be sent by the group to Jews in liberated Poland and Polish-Jewish refugees in Russia.

Announcing receipt of Dr. Sommerstein’s communication, Saul Hayes, director of the UJR said today that the Jewish leader had stated that shoes, warm clothing, blankets and soap were among the most urgently needed supplies. Preparations for shipments of the relief transports are nearly complete, Mr. Hayes said. He pointed out that the UJR’s relief program is being conducted in cooperation with the Joint Distribution Committee.