Rabbi Barnett Brickner, of Cleveland, who is making a world tour as President Roosevelt’s special envoy to Jewish soldiers, reports there is practically no anti-Jewish feeling among American troops overseas. At a press conference here yesterday, he said that he had noted a marked revival of religious interest among American troops. In many sectors, Jewish chaplains are “circuit riding,” he said, traveling constantly to minister to the needs of small groups of Jewish soldiers.
In places where there are but a few Jews and no rabbi, the Catholic or Protestant chaplain works with the Jews; assisting them in conducting their own services. Rabbi Brickner was critical of the nature of entertainment provided troops, saying that they did not want sex stuff, but high-class entertainment. He added there was a need for providing soldiers with greater orientation on wartime and post-war affairs.
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