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Despite deadly civil war, treacherous roads,
and hundreds of armed checkpoints, JDC's
relief efforts have continued.
Many tons of food, clothing and medicine have been
provided to suffering civilians throughout the former
Yugoslavia. Aid donated by European governments and
international relief agencies, including Moslem and
Christian organizations, has been delivered through
the JDC - La Benevolencia lifeline into Sarajevo.
In fact, throughout the crisis, JDC has supplied
La Benevolencia with medicines and operates free
pharmacies in Sarajevo, which have provided up to
half of all the pharmaceuticals available in the city.
Bosnian refugees of all faiths and ethnic origins are
now being assisted, many for a second time since
World War II. Sick, frightened and anxious about
tomorrow, they depend on the generosity of the
international community for their survival.
In turn, the Jewish Coalition for Bosnian Relief
depends on you. In this season of reflection
and renewal, let us reach into our collective
memory and reach out to these people.
As over 30 Jewish organizations join together for a
common cause, we urge you to support our efforts.
Your assistance can mean the difference
between life and death.
Facts about the American Jewish Joint
Distribution Committee
Founded in 1914, in recent years the American Jewish
Joint Distribution Committee, with the help of the
Jewish people, has mounted major non-sectarian
relief efforts throughout the world, including Armenia,
Colombia, El Salvador, Ethiopia, Jamaica, Kurdistan,
Lebanon, Mexico, Rwanda, Somalia, and Zimbabwe.
The American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee
has responded to disasters and has carried out
long-term development projects in Africa, South
America, Europe and Asia.
Hundreds of thousands of people continue to suffer in
the former Yugoslavia. Families seek warm shelter as
another harsh winter approaches. In war-torn Bosnia
there is devastation and hopelessness.
Our history and tradition require that we not ignore
the desperate cries for help from those suffering in the
former Yugoslavia.
Although headlines may change, the human
suffering continues.
In response to these tragic events in Bosnia,
over 30 national Jewish organizations have come
together to create the Jewish Coalition for Bosnian
Relief. The Coalition has launched an effort to provide
desperately needed food, medicine, shelter, clothing
and other humanitarian assistance to those suffering
from the conflict in the former Yugoslavia. These
projects will be administered by the American Jewish
Joint Distribution Committee (JDC).
Since the beginning of the devastation in the former
Yugoslavia, JDC has been in the forefront of the effort
to supply humanitarian aid, delivering assistance
without regard to race, religion or political affiliation.
Working with La Benevolencia, the one hundred
year-old Jewish welfare society of Sarajevo,
JDC evacuated over 2,100 Moslem, Christian,
and Jewish women, children, and elderly from
Sarajevo during the heart of the siege.
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