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National Jewish Welfare Board

Reflecting on Memorial Day
by J.D. Arden, M.L.I.S. candidate, Reference Services Research Intern, Center for Jewish History

Above imageNational Jewish Welfare Board Records, 1952, Passover in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Dave Starr, 1575 Federal. Pfc. Morton Gutstadt of Fitzsimons Army Hospital tried out the gefilte fish of Mrs. Starr. From the Collections of the American Jewish Historical Society.

Honoring the…

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Fifth Day

Hanukkah and the National Jewish Welfare Board
by David P. Rosenberg, Senior Reference Librarian – Collections, Center for Jewish History

Above image: Chaplain Samuel W. Chomsky lights the traditional Hanukkah candles, December 19, 1954. Text on back of photograph: “Over 300 servicemen and veteran patients of all faiths were the guests of the Beverly Hills B’nai B’rith Men’s Lodge at a USO-Jewish…

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