The United Jewish Appeal today made public a statement calling on Jewish communities throughout the country to meet “fully and generously” the 1943 needs of its agencies “regardless of any decision that may be made with respect to joining war chests for 1944.”
Emphasizing that the Jews of America are profoundly concerned with the responsibilities which the Joint Distribution Committee, the United Palestine Appeal and the National Refugee Service have assumed, the U.J.A. expressed the hope that local Jewish communities would consult with its “before decisions effecting the interests of the United Jewish Appeal are reached.”
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