Dedicating a service flag in honor of 320 Jewish boys of Lynn now serving in the armed forces, Attorney General Robert T. Bushnell of Massachusetts emphasized that American Jews in this total war are living up to their traditions.
Pointing out that the 320 young men in the service represent 2,500 Jewish families in the city of Lynn, the speaker said: “Despite all of the insinuations of people among us who are attempting to do advance work for Hitler, there is no evidence that American Jews have been any less appreciative of what America has offered or any less willing to fight for American principles than any other strain among the American people.”
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