Nineteen Jewish chaplains–one of the largest single groups of new chaplains to be inducted into military service at one time since World War II–entered service this week for orientation and training, Rabbi Morris Lieberman, Baltimore, chairman of the National Jewish Welfare Board’s Commission on Jewish Chaplaincy, announced today.
Most of the 19 new Jewish chaplains will be ready to officiate at GI services for Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur in September. They were recruited, ecclesiastically endorsed and served by the JWB Commission on Jewish Chaplaincy, which represents the Central Conference of American Rabbis (Reform), Rabbinical Assembly of America (Conservative), and Rabbinical Council of America (Orthodox).
Of the 19 new chaplains, 14 are at the Army Chaplain School, Ft. Slocum, New Rochelle, N. Y., and four are at the Navy Chaplains School, Newport, R.I. One new Army chaplain has already reported to Ft. Dix, N. J.
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