The Jews in the Eastern War ZoneAmerican Jewish Committee
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The Jews in the Eastern War Zone
American Jewish Committee
World War, 1914-1918 -- Jews
Approximate Number
=Poland—= of Populated Centers
Province Warsaw (including city of
Warsaw where a large number of
refugees are concentrated) 46
Province Vilna 18
Province Kovno 40
Province Suvalki 20
Province Liublin (only part of it
being accessible to relief work) 25
Province Kielce (only part of it
being accessible to relief work) 12
Province Radom 15
Province Grodno (now included in
sphere of activity of Moscow
Committee) 5
Province Lomzha (now included in
sphere of activity of Moscow
Committee) 10
Province Plotsk (now included in
sphere of activity of Moscow
Committee) 8
Province Kholm (now within activity
of Kiev and Odessa Committee) 10
=Southwestern Province—=
Province: Podolia, Bessarabia and
Volynia (Border districts) 10
=Galicia—=
Petrograd Committee (cooperating
with Kiev and Odessa Committee) 75
=Outside War Area= 10
———
=Total= 304
Some idea of the expenditures of the General Relief Committee in
Petrograd is given by the following figures:
FOR GENERAL RELIEF
=Poland—= Roubles
Warsaw 350,000
Province Warsaw 10,000
Lodz 1,500
Province Lomsha 12,000
Province Suvalki 7,000
Province Liublin 75,000
Province Radom 45,000
Province Cholm 4,400
Province Kielce 40,000
—————— 545,000
=Southwestern Province—=
(Border Places) 14,000
Radzivilov 14,000
Chtin 5,000
Volotchisk 5,000
Gorokov 1,000
Novosselitsy 500
Various small places 5,000
—————— 31,000
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