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dyed cities through the country.
Stories of dramatic reunions
brought about by Council workers
fill the organization's extensive
files. One of the earliest tells of
the successful culmination of a
seven-year search through Russia,
Germany and Argentina which in
1930 resulted in reuniting a young
boy and his refugee father in
America.
Recently, a request from Pales-
tine brough about a search on two
continents. A Jewish refugee from
German-controlled Poland wrote
in part:
"Many persons in Palestine
have told me how helpful your
organization is to people search-
ing for their dear ones. , .. I am
looking for a brother who is in
New York. He left Poland in 1931
. . . I am also looking for a mar-
ried sister who lives in Brazil. in
the capital city Montevideo. Her
name is Rachel. . . . Since I last
heard from my relatives, I have
lived through much and, as a con-
sequence, have forgotten their ad-
dresses."
He added: "People are going
through all kinds of difficulties
and hardships now, I hope our
sorrows an troubles will soon
cease and we will all live peace-
fully once more."

worst description will hardly give
you the right picture. We are a
little sick after being kept with-
out food and water for over a
week. Since three-quarters of the
city was blasted and burned by
the Japs before the Americans
could reach us, it resembles a sec-
ond Stalingrad. We were lucky
indeed to be among the survivors."
The letter ended on a philo-
sophical note of hope: "Who
would be desperate for the future
who has survived these days?"

20 Million Displaced

It has been estimated by vari-
ous social welfare agencies that
at the cessation of hostilities in
Europe, at least 20,000,000 people
will have been displaced. Of these,
the uprooted child is the No, 1
problem of rehabilitation organi-
zations.
The tragic story of children
torn away from parents and rel-
atives through German brutality
is unhappily a familiar one. Often
where children were placed for
safekeeping in institutions, they
have vanished without a trace.
Inhabitants of Luxembourg cite
the case of 130 boys and girls
under the age of three taken from
a children's home in trucks by
'the Elite Guard. Their where-
abouts are still a mystery.
Our soldiers, moving victorious-
Brother, Sist ,-r Found
Council was able to write a ly through Europe, have found
happy postscript to that letter. time in the midst of personal ri-
Both brother and sister were gors and hardships to help many
found. Delighted at news of their of these pitiful cases, An officer—
lost relative, they sent food, mon- who must be nameless — proved
ey and clothing as they made to be an agency all by himself.
plans to bring him to New York. In France. he discovered four
Another globe-girdling story of children who had been sheltered
hardship and suffering concerns a by a Catholic family throughout
Viennese family. The husband, a the Nazi occupation. He forward-
prominent physician, in his early ed details concerning the young-
thirties, had been put through sters who fortunately remember-
treatment at the concentration ed their names, former addresses
camp in Dachau. When released, and other vital information. After
his hair had turned grey and he a search, Council was instrumen-
tal in restoring the boys and girls
had lost most of his teeth.
Fleeing the country, they final- to relatives in this country.
"I have found no living mem-
ly managed to get passage to
Shanghai, settling finally in Man- ber of my own family," he wrote.
ila in the Philippines. After Pearl "They had all been taken out of
Harbor, they were interned by the Germany and I succeeded in trac-
Japs, eventually were rescued by ing them to Theresienstadt (Ter-
American troops. The couple wrote ezin, Czechoslovakia), There they,
Council on their last scrap of were kept for a week in Septem-
paper. asking for news of parents ber. 1942, and were then moved
and sisters left behind in Austria. with a group to Poland. They
They were at long last located in were never heard of again. Re-
Panama and all look forward to cently. a few, thought dead, re-
seeing each other again and start- turned from concentration camps
ing a new life together in Amer- in Poland. They say that most
people sent there were gassed and
ica.
Writing to thank Council for burned to death. . . . Exact rec-
assistance, the doctor, addition- ords of people now in Theresien-
ally weakened by a loss of thirty stadt are now being kept, but all
pounds in the Jap concentration previous files were destroyed by
camp. gave a picture of captured the Germans in their flight from
the Russians."
Manila!
Despite his own sorrow, the
"'Houses were burned to ashes,
hundreds of our friends were captain, ever thoughtful of others,
shot, the women abused. The forwarded to Council some one

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A Happy New Year to All

We extend our friends and patrons our best wishes.
On the threshold of the New Year, may the hopes, the
ambitions, the happiness you seek find fulfillment in
the coming year.

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Rosh Hashonah Greetings

TO OUR MANY FRIENDS

hundred letters, asking for aid or
news of relatives. The letters were
given to him or his driver when
word spread throughout the town
that an American was there.
Seek Relatives -
The heartbreaking requests keep
pouring in, 'A brother and sister,
14 and 15 respectively, all alone
in the world, look for American
relatives. A French woman seeks
the parents of a small Jewish boy
left with her when Nazis seized
his parents. A Polish couple, aged
60, ask to have their daughter in
the United Stats notified that they
are still alive. They have lost her
address but send her name.
Reuniting families is a two-way
process since each person located
abroad is a potential immigration
prospect. In such cases, Council
also aids American relatives in
preparing immigration papers
where immigration is possible and
keeps them informed of changing
regulations in the sending of pack-
ages, money or messages. Council
often functions as an advice bu-
reau on many semi-legal problems
relating to marriage, divorce,
property settlements and other
related matters.

MRS. KLAUSNER DIES
JERUSALEM (ZOA) — Mrs.
Zippolah Klausner, wife of the
well-known Jewish historian,
Professor Joseph Klausner, died
at her home in Talpioth, Jerusa-
lem. Mrs. Klausner was 67.

IHE J.D.C. BRINGS THEM TO SAFETY

Safe at last, this Jewish refugee
family, after years of flight and terror,
are en route to Palestine and a new
life. They are on board the good ship
Nyassa, chartered by the Joint Distri•
hution Committee, the organization
dedicated to relief, resrue and reba•
bilitation of the million and a half
surviving Jews of Europe. The J.D.C.

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has arranged transportation to Pales.

tine and other countries, provided

funds for passage and maintenance en
route for thousands who have escaped
llitler's extermination squads. This is
a part of the program that is sup.
ported by the $46,570,000 campaign
fund now being raised by American
communities.

On the eve of

A NEW YEAR

• With deep gratitude in our hearts
• With hopeful prayers on our lips
• With thanks for the opportunities in America.

THE UNITED DAIRIES

Wishes to express their
appreciation for the loyal
patronage of the many
thousands of Jewish
customers we have
been privileged
to serve
and
extend our sincerest wishes for
HEALTH, HAPPINESS
and SECURITY

We Wish for Everyone of You - - -

GOOD HEALTH - HAPPINESS - PROSPERITY

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