Message Supporting Fundraising for Jews of Central
& Eastern Europe
(August 29, 1931)
My dear Mr. Ottinger:
I extend to you my best wishes for the success of your effort to raise
$1,000,000 in New York City for the aid of suffering Jewry in Eastern
and Central Europe.
The work of the Joint Distribution Committee is well known to me and
I consider it a remarkable piece of human engineering.
A people who have for a period of over fifteen years provided funds
for the rehabilitation of their unfortunate co-religionists in foreign
lands, will, I feel sure, continue to work in this noble purpose and
will contribute again so that the program affording opportunities of
self-help and relief for these people on the other side may be carried
on.
Yours faithfully,
HERBERT HOOVER
Sources: Public Papers of the Presidents |