Eight soldiers gather with their Jewish chaplain to put finishing touches on giant menorah, circa 1950. American Jewish Historical Society.

Text on back of photograph: “Eight soldiers gather with their Jewish chaplain to put finishing touches on giant menorah for Hanukah celebration at Ft. Eustis, VA. Other Jewish GIs, in other lands celebrate holiday as part of JWB’s year-round, world-wide program of religious and morale activities for Jews in uniform. Their duties as guardians of frontier of peace on America’s picket line around world give added meaning to their observance of Festival of Freedom. Jewish chaplains, like Lt. Isaac Lubin (center, with hammer), lead khaki congregations in traditional festivities.”

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