Friday, May 1, 1953 The Southern Jewish Weekly An Independent Paper Serving American Citizens of Jewish Faith Tills newspaper seeks to serve the Jewish communities of the South with an OSfIODOX conscience, a CONSERVATIVE tone, and a REFORM outlook. Edited and PubUshed by ISADORE MOSCOVITZ, B.S.J. Subscription, one year $3.00; two years, $5.00. Upon expiration, unless notified to the oontrary, subscriptions are continued. P.0.80X 5588 PHONE 98-1523 JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA Entered aa Second-Class Matter, at the Post Office, Jacksonville, Florida, Under Act of March 3, 1879 Member,.American Association of English-Jewish Newspapers, the Jewish Telegraphic Agency, Sigma Delta Chi, Kappa Tau Alpha, Seven Arts Features and the Chamber of Commerce. The Oldest and Most Widely Circulated Jewish Publication in this territory” A Jewish Chaplain is Honored which he is confronted. It was therefore with more than casual interest that we read this week’s report in which a Jewish chaplain, Samuel Sobel, with the First Marine Division in Korea, received a purple heart and a bronze star. Chaplain Sobel was hit by shrapnel in the battle of Vegas on March 29th and is now on his way back to the U. S. for a new assignment at Parris Island, S. C. "As the only chaplain of the Jewish faith in the Division," the citation accompanying the award notes, "Chaplain Sobel, without regard for his personal safety, made frequent trips to the front lines and spent many days and nights with the men under heavy artillery and mortar fire in order to bring them the strength and consolation of their faith. Disregarding his personal safety,'Chaplain Sobel ministered to the spiritual needs of the wounded and dying, at the front lines, forward aid stations and medical companies of the Division." By main taining a personal relationship with the men and their fami lies, the citation continues, "he enjoyed the complete con fidence and trust of all with whom he served. Lieutenant Sobol's actions throughout serves as an inspiration to all who observed him and were in keeping with the highest tradi tions of the United States Naval Service." Before departing for the states, Chaplain Sobel was given a send-off party by the officers of his unit and was presented with a gold wrist watch. Commissioned by the Navy in July 1945, Chaplain Sobel has served at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, Camp Lejeune, N. C., Great Lakes Naval Training Station, 111., and at the San Diego Naval Training Center. Chaplain Sobel is a graduate of the Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion. HOBBS & Company iWFPfjjjjl INCORPORATED Insurance 21 N. Julia Street Telephone 3-5593 JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA ■BBIB LARGEST SELECTION ? - ," „ - of ALUMINUM RATTAN PEEL CANE AND PATIO FURNITURE '• i?, in SOUTH JACKSONVILLE MARON & SONS ? t WAYSIDE FURNITURE CO. V - 11173 BEACH BLVD. PHONE 98-4110 OPEN EVENINGS TO 8:30 P. M. One of the four years we served during World War II was with the 99th Division. In addition to other duties on the general's staff we were assigned as the unofficial chaplain for the division's 400 Jewish men, who were not entitled to a regular chaplain because regulations pro vide one only for 1,200 men of a particular faith. As the division's Morale Officer this assignment was a happy one and enabled us to get an excellent idea of the true worth of a regular army chaplain and to appreciate the many problems with THff SOUTHERN JEWISH WEEKLY LETTERS •VLVt the *•••?; EDITOR B'NAI B'RITH HILLEL FOUNDATION University of Georgia Athens, Georgia April 23, 1953 Mr. Isadore Moscovitz The Southern Jewish Weekly P. O. Box 5588 Jacksonville, Florida Dear Mr. Moscovitz: Enclosed please find a copy of a report given to the Georgia As sociation of B’nai B’rith dealing with the activities of The Aid to Israel Committee of the Associa tion. It has been suggested that you may be of the mind to print this report and that way help to stimulate future work on be half of Israel. Sincerely yours, Rabbi Joseph Rudavsky Copy of the report follows: April 11, 1953 Georgia Association B’nai B’rith Lodges Columbus, Georgia My dear Brethren: Due to unforseen circumstances, and with much regret, I am un able to have the pleasure to make my appeal and short report to you personally; however, our capable delegate Brother Nathan Jay vol unteered to represent me. No doubt, you all know that since the first day when the im migrants from Europe started flowing to the new land of Israel, the J. Bush Lodge, here in Athens, Georgia, started answering the cries for clothing, and up to the present, the ball is still rolling. I am appealing to the chairmen of Aid to Israel to answer the urgent cry of the newly arrived immigrants, particularly from Morrocco and the East. They are naked, hungry, and sick from the day of their birth into their Ghetto. The clothing situation in Israel is most critical, and the approach ing rainy weather in Israel, are making these victims of prosecu tion even more in need of your help. I am appealing to you for their sake to acquaint yourselves with the appalling situation as I have done. I can see before my eyes the picture of a Morroccan bro ther in ragged clothing, who has to sleep in a tent without any adequate protection. You, my dear friends, in charge of Aid to Israel can help them. Your part is a relatively easy one; please call on all the department stores, clothing manufacturers, and shoe dealers. They will be very happy to clean out their obsolete stock, which can no longer be sold. The reader of this appeal, as a big contributor to Israel, will also tell you that department store owners will be very happy to con tribute obsolete merchandise. Start right now! Now is the time as stock counts have recently been made and proprietors of clothing establishments need room for their free stock of merchandise. For the first two months of this year, the J. Bush Lodge