The Canadian Defense Ministry has agreed to act on a request by the Canadian Jewish Congress that Jews serving in Canada’s armed forces be given leave to observe Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur and Succoth, either at home or in the Jewish community nearest to their military stations, it was announced here today.
In its request to the Minister of National Defense, Paul Theodore Hellyer, the CJC said arrangements for hospitality and synagogue attendance would be made for servicemen away from home, through Congress offices in Montreal, Toronto, Winnipeg and Vancouver.
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