The National Jewish Welfare Board today reported to President John F. Kennedy that it is remobilizing all its resources and manpower to meet additional demands for religious and welfare services to Jewish military personnel and their dependents resulting from the emergency build-up of Armed Forces strength requested by the President and approved by Congress.
In a letter to President Kennedy, Solomon Litt, president of the J.W.B., declared: “On behalf of American Jewry, which the National Jewish Welfare Board has represented since World War I in serving the religious, welfare and morale needs of Jewish military personnel and their dependents, it is my privilege to report to you that we are remobilizing all our resources and manpower to meet whatever needs may arise in the light of your call for a build-up of military strength.”
The J.W.B. is the Government-authorized agency for meeting the religious and morale needs of Jewish military personnel and of Jewish patients in Veterans Administration hospitals, and represents the Jewish community in the United Service Organizations. The J.W.B. is also the national association of Jewish community centers and YM-YWHAs.
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