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U.S. Navy Appoints First Permanent Jewish Chaplain in Its History

December 29, 1946
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The appointment of Rabbi Samuel Sobel as the first permanent Jewish chaplain in the history of the Navy was announced today by Rab bi David de Sola Pool, chairman of the Jewish Welfare Board’s Committee on Army and Navy Religious Activities.

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