two
�fcHtary Crttinim** whose dtitie* fti* mftgtttod by tt� narne� the Patriotic Effort* Committee to aid in Hed-Cross work, to patriotic fUnd-raJainir and kindred jnir-the Industrial and Labour
Committees, for the mobiiteation of the resource* of Canadian Jewry In such manner as best to tam the Qotertattent, aao! a Committee of Information and Public Relation*, f of the purpose of keeping Canadian Jewry in touch with the daily duties incumbent in time of war, and maintaining a united esprit de corps with fellow cititens. ^-
At the same time there was the refugee problem, Itself a tragic by-product of the working* of Hltlertsrri. The Refugee Committee, it is to be noted, settled and established over a thousand of these victim* of racial and political persecution in various part* of Canada in such manner that they were able to build their lives anew, and without disrupting the country'* economic organization, find their places in the land of their sanctuary. '
With the outbreak of war, however, the necessity of raising funds for Overseas needs of many descriptions assumed colossal proportions. Almost all European Jews were soon to become refugees, actual or potential. To come to their aid was not a problem which could be coped with by isolated organisation* working in segregative ways. Accordingly. under the inspiration/ of the Canadian Jewish Congress, there came into being as an arm of Congress. the United Jewish Refugee and War Relief Agencies, and with it was associated the ORT-- engaged in splendid rehabilitation work, the Joint Jewish Distribution Committee, with its ubiquitous machinery and long tradition of relief , the Polish Verbond, making the stricken inimon� of Pol-ish Jewry its special concern, and the People'* Relief, a mass effort to meet a mass calamity � the whole a veritable cross section of Canadian Jewry banded together to answer the exigencies of the time.
Day in, day out, these a
functioned for the general fare; and I do take this opportunity to thank, as presiding officer of these bodies, all those who in aft parts of the Doonaieu, SOT* of their time, their energy, their
ous committee meetings, or at the various regional conferences; or in the other multitudinous capacities in which they functioned.
Yet leadership alone, without the response of all Jew* of Canada would have availed nothing.
congratulated upon the ewnptery way in which H co-operated with that* varied in**nunea*atitiea, in **h wia* that Caaatta* Jewiah effort* bore an organised aad discipHnftrt character, aad were not msitly a aariaa of sporadic and futile MaAifafltatknta, no mat* wall tntontioaod such
it can be said thai Caa-Jewry me* the chatteag* of til* day noaoumbly aad ta a mam-which waa a haromeUr hoth
WITH THE BfiST OF
THAR
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SotHtthmg tt�W . . . for this new year 5701 - 1940
A Smiii French Salon Right otit of Par i$
BT THE HEART OF MONTREAL'
It is fare to see such exclusive merchandise of such exquisite taste at such reasonable prices! Very lovely models that are ready to wear � and for those who like that couturier touch a wonderful workroom in ' charge ' of designers and dressmakers who have only recently come over from Paris, to carry on right here the tradition of the skilled famous French style experts.
spreading: from Berlin. It rose to the occasion, and a great moment hv history met a great response from a historic people.
And yet "though much is taken, much remains". Events today move with such an impetus that with the mere passage of time the tasks before ua increase not in
arithmetic, bat geometric
coming year, we are wfll �y�M�*>d from us
socfa sacrifice on behalf of Ehn-y, and people, that
OH OOMIMIOH SQUAftE
ry face the New Tear? It it wtth a firm conviction in the of our country's
belief that with the help of God, the tight must ever aad always emerge victorious.' It faces it with a knowledge that history is full of the ghosts of vanishsd fiBtien, appearing on its pages under one abas or another, strutting their
to that oblivion which ia their just desert! It faces it with courage, knowing that the price of liberty is the coasont to sacrifice. And it faces it fortified with unity, unity
the /� ta�
to of lifting, that
o/ Armaeedde* at the greet fiffiU a/ afl
/aft/
Holiday Greeting* to Jur Jewish
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