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ISRAEL'S DARKEST HOUR Letters and Appeals From Refugees in War-torn Europe * Tell Their Story of Suffering
scribable sufferings. This is especially the case in Nazi occupied or controlled countries. One Jewish quarter in Roumania is described as a ’‘smouldering wilderness of misery.” In that quarter extremists herded Jews into cel lars where they proceeded to mutilate and massacre them. Morris C. Troper, European director of the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee, recently returned from an extended trip abroad to report on the condition of the Jews in Europe. He stated that the Jews are facing what may quickly become “(he blackest period” in -all their struggle with persecution, war, famine and death. He says, “If it were not for American aid, there would be ‘no hope’ at all for the Jews of most of Europe.” other parts of Great Britain have not been devastated. Even more grateful are we that our refugee-workers, missionaries and ministers, are still able to go on with their Christ-like ministry, in spite of fatigue and weari ness from the loss of sleep. Their courageous spirit, their unfailing faith in God, is an inspiration to us all.
Dr. Louis S. Bauman, the eminent Bible expositor, says: “I seriously question whether the Jews of the world ever stood face to face with a darker period than the present hour. That .the final travail of Zion has begun is hard to doubt. The present hour should be a major theme within the ‘sure word of prophecy; whereunto ye do well that ye take heed, as unto a light that shineth in a dark place, until the day dawn, and the day star arise in your hearts.’ (2 Peter 1:19). Pharaoh, Haman and Antiochus Epiphanes were not more cruel in their anti-Semitic hatreds and deeds than are Adolf Hitler and his blood- bespattered henchmen.” The Jews in war-tom Europe are going through inde LETTERS FROM EUROPE In the midst of all this suffering the International Hebrew Christian Alliance continue their efforts to bring cheer and comfort to the oppressed in various lands. Here is a portion of a letter from Budapest, from the Presi
dent of our Alliance in Hungary. Dr. F. expresses his infinite gratitude for the $500.00 we sent for our work “I received your letter and the P. 2,600 sent by cable. I cannot explain to you how much such a sum means to us, how many tears we can wipe off now through your help and how many suffering Jewish Christian brethren can be helped out a little of their dis tress with it. “The present circumstances increase distress and poverty. The number of those who should be helped, becomes larger and larger from day to day and yet for a long time I did/not hear from you. I spoke to our sufferers. I tried to console them, but in most cases mere words do not satisfy- hungry mouths. Now, we thank God we can help a little with your means. “About our political situation, I can not speak, but as to the spiritual side of our work, I can gladly report that we are still carrying on our weekly meetings and the number of the listen ers is constantly increasing.” there and writes: “Dear Mr. Peltz:
“ I AM LOSING MY MIND'* The messages and appeals from Jews and Jewish Christians in other coun tries are heartrending. Here is a de spairing cry from a Jew in Austria. The letter is written in Russian, though it comes from Vienna. The transla tion is as follows: “My God, my God, what shall I do ?. I am losing my mind and I suppose I will lose it. You wrote to us that you will have the steamship tickets paid, but we have no confirmation about it till this very day. You cannot imagine what our condi tion is here. We visited Mother’s grave today. We wept our hearts out. I suppose we shall have to join her soon if we receive no tickets from you im mediately. . . . I beg you cable to us as soon as possible about the steam ship tickets, while there is still the chance for us to leave.” This desperate family, we were able to help only par tially.
The appeals from suffering Israel in Poland are most heart-breaking. A Hebrew Christian missionary from Warsaw implores us to send him food packages for himself and other starving souls.-We do not send money to Poland, but the food packages wp send contain rice, oatmeal, flour, dried beans, corn, etc. The cheapest pack age costs $5.00 including postage. Beloved■Christian reader, this is Israel’s blackest hour. The suffering and starvation is indescribable. We can do so much to alleviate the sufferings of so many if only we had the means. May we implore you to help us now before it is too late? Do not hesitate to send even a small gift, but please do it quickly.
BRITAIN AND THE REFUGEES When the war broke out, Great Britain had nearly 100,000 Jewish and Hebrew Christian Refugees, all of them victims of Nazi persecution. The refugee organiza tions cared for these Refugees and with the aid of the British Government found places of settlement for the homeless people in over-seas countries. One has seen something of the sacrifices Christians in Britain made to support our refugee work and that of other organizations. But now, in their agony and suf fering, they are no longer able to support the Refugees. In spite of the terrific bombardments, we thank God that our various homes for the Refugees in London and
Make checks or money orders payable to: International Hebrew Christian Alliance Rev. Jacob Peltz, Ph. B., B. D., General Secretary, 4919 North Albany Ave., Dept. KB-10, Chicago, III.
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