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Dear Friends:. The tragedy of the Jews of Greece is known to you. I deem it my duty to call your attention to two basic things: 1. From 100,000 Jews who lived in Greece before the war, at . least 60,000 suffered the greatest catastrophe from plunder, looting and wholesale massacres. 2. The aid of the resistance movement. in the work of saving the Jews of Greece has been, according to the evidence in our hands, great. All those who escaped destruction owe their salvation to the resistance movement. Fron the beginning of the persecution of the Jews of Creece, the resistance movement considered the question of the Jews included in. the framework of the national liberation struggle. It aided many Jews to hide in the houses of resistance fighters, facilitated the escape abroad of many families, and protected all the Jews who sought refuge in Free Greece. We must point out that if there is today a free corner of Greece, we owe that to the heroic resistance movement which with real hercism suffered the greatest sacrifices to drive the conqueror out of the country. Consequently, I beg you earnestly to organize 4 collection to assist the democratic people of Greece morally and materially. In this collection which you may organize, keep in mind the many thou- sands of victims of the liberation struggle who fought against the bestialjities of the German-Bulgarian conquerors and the traitors who collaborated with then. It would be fine if you could give this aid in @ short time and if 1t would not be limited to money but extended to medicine, food and clothing. — . And God bless you for this good work that you will do. Chief Rabbi of Athens, Elias Barzelai ~ = te * whe. ; Ds fe a+r oS <* ae ERICAN RELIEF FOR GREEK DEMOCRACY