With a view of assisting the many hundreds of unhappy Jewish war refutees from Poland who are at present stranded here without any means of livelihood, without homes and who are forced to sleep on the floors of synagogues. the Committee for Assistance of Jewish Refugees from Eastern Europe (Eastjecom) has decided to organize at the end of October a large ball in the new enims of the Shanghai Jewish lub.
All proceeds of this ball will go to the aid of the refugees and a vial Ball Committee has been lected which is now busy working out a large and i V pro gramme of entertainment.
Support Hoped For "The Eastiecom elected by the local Jewish Ashkenazi Community col-leets among the members of this community up to $10000 monthly im donations but this amount is not sufficient at present to meet the erying need. and' it is therefore the hope of this committee that the local population, Jews and Gentiles alike, will respond to this call for help and visit the Ball, thereby assisting in obtaining. additiorfal funds to ameliorate the lot of the unfortunate refugees. The exact date of the ball will be duly advertised later.
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