Furloughs for Passover have been granted all Jewish service men, it was announced by Dr. Cyrus Adler, Chairman of the Army and Navy Committee of the Jewish Welfare Board.
The U. S. War Department, the Bureau of Navigation of the Navy Department, and the U. S. Coast Guard have each issued orders to their respective Commanding Officers, authorizing them to grant leaves to men of Jewish faith from noon Monday, April 10 until midnight of April 12, 1933.
The U. S. Veterans’ Bureau has had a standing order since 1925, as follows:
“At the request of the Jewish Welfare Board and in accordance with the established policy and practice, beneficiaries of the Jewish faith whose physical condition permits will be granted passes to participate in the celebration of High Holy Days, including Passover (covering the Seder Days), the New Year (Rosh Hashonah), and the Day of Atonement (Yom Kippur).”
The Jewish Welfare Board will arrange for religious services of men residing at a distance from their homes and who are not able to leave their posts, and for disabled veterans who are unable to leave hospital.
The Board’s representatives are arranging for the observance of Passover at outlying points, including China, Manila, Hawaii, Panama, and Haiti.
An entertainment in the form of a Purim Cabaret will be given by the New York City Branch of the Women’s League of the United Synagogue of America this evening at 8 P.M. at the Jewish Theological Seminary.
Mrs. Samuel M. Cohen, Mrs. Simon Winer and Mrs. Boaz Cohen are in charge of the program.
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