Chanukah, the Festival of Lights which starts tomorrow evening, marking the Maccabean victory over the forces of tyranny, will be observed by Jewish servicemen in the U.S. Armed Forces, at camps, on ships and in installations all over the world, it was announced here today by the National Jewish Welfare Board.
Jewish chaplains have toured areas in the Caribbean, in Europe, Korea, Turkey and camps and installations in this country, in preparation for the Chanukah celebrations, the JWB reported. Candle-lighting ceremonies will be held in practically every American installation where Jews are in the service, and in many large population centers all over the world which will be visited by U.S. servicemen.
A special Chanukah message to the Jewish community was sent out today by Rabbi Max D. Davidson, president of the Synagogue Council of America, the national coordinating agency of Conservative, Orthodox and Reform Jewry. Dr. Davidson urged all, in the spirit of Chanukah, “to rekindle in the human spirit the flame of freedom and brotherhood.”
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