A service flag honoring the 4,700 members of the Jewish Centers and YMHA’s from New York City who are now serving in the armed forces of the United States was dedicated last night at the USO club operated by the Jewish Welfare Board at Temple Emanu-El here. Seventy-nine Jewish centers and YMHA’s affiliated with the metropolitan section of the JWB participated in the ceremonies.
Newbold Morris, president of the City Council, participating in the dedication ceremonies, declared that the charge that Jews were shirking their duty in the military services was part of the Hitlerian technique of “divide and conquer.” The flag was presented by Mrs. Ely Jacques Kahn, director of the USO club, to Stephen Stroock, president of the metropolitan section of the JWB. Ralph Samuels, chairman of the Board’s Greater New York Army and Navy Committee, presided.
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