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Hebrew Union College Used As Church for Flood Refugees

February 2, 1937
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The Hebrew Union College continues to serve as a Red Cross station, housing almost a hundred refugees of the flood. It was even used for the first time as a church when Rev. J.R. Stanforth, of the Clifton Methodist Church, conducted services for refugees in the chapel in the presence of the Torah.

The administration building has become a depot for food and clothing supplies, classrooms are used as distribution rooms, the faculty room is a nursery and the dormitory kitchen is used to prepare food for the flood victims.

Refugees have the use of a temporary library set up in the college trophy room, medical services provided by the college physician and water for washing and sanitation from the college’s swimming pool.

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