President Kennedy today commended the National Jewish Welfare Board’s remobilization of resources and manpower, calling the JWB’s new program “particularly important in the light of the current need for expanded Armed Forces.”
The President’s message was addressed to Solomon Litt, president of JWB, who had written to Mr. Kennedy, informing the Chief Executive of the organization’s remobilization. “It is heartening,” Mr. Kennedy wrote, “to have the assurance that young people in uniform will be linked to home and religion through the essential activities and programs of such agencies as the National Jewish Welfare Board.”
In outlining the JWB’s remobilization program, Mr. Litt reported to the President that the organization’s Armed Services Division is alerting its 260 local committees and thousands of volunteers to be ready to provide whatever additional morale and welfare services may be needed. “We are also,” he added, “calling upon our more than 300 affiliated Jewish Community Centers and YM-YWHAs to be ready to lend their know-how and facilities for any expanded morale and recreational services to the military that may become necessary.” Another JWB step is to assure adequate chaplaincy for Jewish servicemen in the expanded armed forces.
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