The sum of $1,000 was appropriated by the Central Administrative Board of the Order Bnai Brith from the general fund toward Japanese relief.
It was also decided that the President of the Order be authorized to expend from the Emergency Fund the sum of $2,500 for the relief of such Jewish families in Japan as may be in distress as a result of the earthquake.
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