JDC Geneva Conference Told of New, Crucial Need for Funds
GENEVA (JTA)—The Joint Dis-1
tribution Committee faces the need
for much larger funds this year,
to provide care, social services and
relief to increasing thousands of
Jews uprooted by political and eco-
nomic dislocations in their home-
lands, it was revealed here at the
19th annual JDC Country Direc-
tors Conference.
Sixty members of the JDC's ex-
ecutive and field staffs came to
the conference for a re-examina-
tion of the needs and programs in
Western Europe, Israel, North
Africa, the Middle East, the Far
East and Latin America.
Emphasizing the increasing ex-
pansion of JDC services involved,
Moses A. Leavitt, of New York,
JDC e x e cu t i v e vice-chairman,
warned that the increasing needs
come at a time "when JDC faces
a critical drop in income."
Pointing out that JDC receives
$7,000,000 a year from the Con-
gerence on Jewish Material Claims
Against Germany, and that this
income will end when the Confer -
1
ance ceases to provide funds in
1965, he declared:
"There is little likelihood of
our being able to make up this
sum from other sources. For that
reason, despite the fact that the
1964 campaign of the United
Jewish Appeal—main source of
JDC funds—has maintained the
level of previous years, we feel
we must make an exceptional
appeal to our friends in the
United States and elsewhere to
raise this budget of giving."
Summarizing reports from 30
West European countries, Julian
Green, JDC budget and finance
director, told the conference that
the number of Jews assisted by
the JDC in Western Europe has
doubled in the last five years, going
up from 37,000 persons to 73,000.
Nearly $6,000,000 will have to be
spent in this area alone, he said.
Analyzing other European prob-
lems, Green noted that the "push"
given JDC in the past 10 years by
funds from the Conference on Jew-
ish Material Claims Against Ger-
many, used for the rebuilding of
much-needed communal buildings
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and facilities, made it possible for
a number of Jewish communities
to become completely self-support-
ing again. He cited as illustrations
of such developments the Jewish
communities of Denmark, West
Germany, Holland and Switzerland.
HowMTer, he said, the Belgian,
Swedish and Norwegian communi-
ties have been so swelled by the
advent of newcomers from DP
camps in Eastern Europe "that
they have not yet caught up to
their increased communal needs."
International Nansen Committee
and Prof. Sahreddin Kerin Gokay,
former Turkish minister of popula-
The Continuing Effort
in Our Educational Process
The emerging culture of Ameri-
can Jewry will advance more
rapidly if the present generation
tions, who was one of the founders will try nourishing it with some-
of the International Nansen Com- thing more than a vicarious ac-
mittee. The "ring" is given to per- ceptance of responsibility through
sons oustanding in the field of the experience of its children. It's
time that the one-sided emphasis
international refugee relief.
Continuation of the Joint Dis- which places the destiny of our
tribution Committee's welfare and cultural survival in the hands of.
reconstruction services so long as Jewish youth stops; passing the
there is need of them was pledged buck to the young generation will
by Edward M. M. Warburg, chair- not do. The educational process is
not the exclusive mandate of
man of the JDC as the organiza-
youth, but a continuing effort in-
Theodore Feder, country di-
tion was honored upon completion
tended to last a lifetime.—Philip
rector for Israel, told the confer-
of its 50th year of service by the Klutznick
ence that the continuing large
International Council of Jewish
immigration from Europe and
and Social and Welfare Services,
Bernard and Robert Lepkop-
North Africa is causing new
composed of the major Jewish
fer operate a judo school in
problems for Malben, the JDC
refugee and welfare agencies.
New York known as the Judo
program for the aged and handi-
Stating that "our activities are
Twins Club. Bernie is the Met
capped immigrants in Israel.
second only to those of the postwar
AAU champion.
Recently, he said, there has been period," Warburg declared: "We
an increase in the proportion of cannot rest on our laurels. Hun-
the aged among the new immi- dreds of thousands still need our
grant.s to Israel. The aged percent- help. With the continued assistance
age now, he said, is about 13, com- of the Jews of America, plus the
pared to 8 per cent for 1963. cooperation of the agencies repre-
"This," he said, "comes at a time sented here, we pledge to go on
when we have been trying to effect with the work started 50 years
an orderly transition from direct ago."
to indirect programs and services."
He paid warm tribute to the
For the first time, he said, Malben
European Jewish organizations,
is experiencing a waiting list for
some of which date back as far
applicants to homes for the aged.
as the period prior to World War
Other reports were presented
I, and others of which came into
at the opening session of the con-
being in more recent years.
ference today by county directors
Special awards were given to
and representatives from Greece, present and past JDC leaders in
Norway and Sweden.
Europe, who were lauded for their
Charles Jordan, overseas direc- work in the organization's work on
tor-general of JDC, was presented behalf of millions of Jews. Recip-
with the "Nansen Ring," an honor ients besides Jordan were his war-
created in 1961 in memory of time predecessor Dr. Joseph J.
a
Fridjthof Nansen, first high com- Schwartz and the latter's succes-
missioner for Refugees.
sor, the late Moses Beckelman.
The award was presented to The posthumous award to Mr.
Jordan by Prof. Martin Korn- Beckelman was accepted by his THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS
rumps, of Munich, president of the widow.
'22—Friday, October 30, 1964
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