DETROIT JEWISH CHRONICLE end The Legal Chronicle
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April 16, 1943
"IT BRINGS HOME A LITTLE CLOSER"
Serve-a-Camp cities are invited to
participate in this war effort pro-
gram, which will be expanded un-
By MRS. ALFRED R. BACHRACH
ENTERPRISE HEAT
Chairman of the Women's Division of the Jewish Welfare Board til every military base in need of
extra service is included. The
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Editor's Note: Serve-A-Camp, described by Mrs. Bachrach in the National Jewish Welfare Board
following article, is one of the projects of the Women's Divi- is a member agency of the USO.
Distributors of
sion of the Jewish Welfare Board to aid in the war effort.
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While helping to boost morale of soldiers, the Serve-A-Camp
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plan relieves pressure on small towns, and at the same time
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offers an avenue of War Service for women's groups in
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larger cities.
Season's Greetings
"Dear ladies," writes an army tions are affiliated with the wo-
-1 officer from a large camp near a men's division of the National
small Southern city, ''what pleased Jewish Welfare Board, which is
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me most after services on Friday sponsoring Serve-a-Camp. They
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night was the look on the faces are, National Council of Jewish
of enlisted men in attendance Women, National Federation of
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when the rabbi distributed the Temple Sisterhoods, National
boxes of admirably chosen essen- Ladies Auxiliary of the Jewish
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tials submitted by your Serve-a- War Veterans of the U. S., wo-
Camp Committee. At first solemn men's branch; Union of Orthodox
INCORPORATED
W. L. MAYBERRY
and serene, the faces turned grin- Jewish Congregations of America,
ning and then wistful. More than women's division, American Jew-
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EDWIN HENRICSON
one tear coursed down tanned ish Congress, Women's League,
cheeks on seeing that we were United Synagogue of America.
President
remembered by you at home. This
Other local organizations in
act of yours perhaps more than
any of the courses of orientation
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teaches us what we are fighting
for. It has immeasurably boosted
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the morale of the fighting men.
May God bless you for your
thoughtfulness and grant you the
necessary health to continue with
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your good work."
This scene is being repeated
many times in camps and military
bases across our country and in
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our far-flung outposts, through
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Serve-a-Camp, a new war efforts
Manufacturers of
projects sponsored by the Women's
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Welfare Board.
If it can be made of wood—Large of Small—Try Sperber
Serve-a-Camp was initiated last
September in response to the
endless needs of the boys in serv-
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ice, as evidenced in their letters
and requests and those of USO-
JWB workers stationed over the
country. Villages and small cities
are unable to supply the needs
of large military bases nearby.
The Serve-a-Camp plan relieves
pressure on the small towns, at
the same time opening an avenue
of war service for women's groups
in larger cities which are far
away from army camps.
The operation of the plan is
simple. The Serve-a-Camp com-
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mittee, formed of representatives
of Jewish women's organizations
in a community, undertakes to
serve a particular camp on a
regular monthly basis. Requests
come from the JWB camp worker
to the committee for a variety of
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items needed by his group. The
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committee attempts to fulfill the
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requests, and when the items are
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ARTHUR A. CAPLAN, President
assembled they are packed and
shipped to the JWB worker at the
camp. The worker then distrib-
utes them to boys who need a
"lift"—to boys who are hospital-
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ized—to boys who may not have
heard from home in a long time.
Chanukah, Purim and other Jew-
ish holidays are always noted
with special gifts appropriate for
the occasion.
Some of the requests are un-
usual. One young man said he
would be quite happy if he had
a tuba. Another, far from civi-
lization, asked for a record of the
famous Moonlight Sonata. There
are calls for Spanish publications
—to aid in studying Spanish. But
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mostly the boys want books, games,
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puzzles, battery radios, victrolas,
comfort kits with shaving cream
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and soap and sewing materials.
That Serve-a-Camp helps to
"bring home a little closer" is evi-
dent in the letters of appreciation
sent to the committee from the
boys.
"Today," wrote one, "while oh-
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serving services at our .Jewish
chapel, we were surprised with
your most lovely Chanukah gifts.
I as one Jewish soldier, wish to
We have an attractive contract for ambitious men of
express my sincerest appreciation
for your kindness in contributing
the right type. If you would like to better yourself finan-
such joy-bringing packages. It was
a fine feeling that we soldiers
cially, and believe yourself fitted for the life insurance
were not forgotten by our fellow-
business, why not drop in to our office and talk it
men on the home front. Your
gift created a warmth within me.
over? We will be pleased to give you full particulars.
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It brings home a little closer.
Thank you, ladies, for that feel-
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ing."
Typical, too, is this letter from
the USO-JWB worker in a mili-
tary base. Men's hearts are
warmed by receipt of your gift.
Often they are in bleak posts
with little hope of recreation.
Temperatures go to -10 and 60
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below zero, and there is one pe-
riod when we have darkness all
day except for one or two hours.
To help men along on such out-
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posts, I distributed your pack-
ages in places where there were
no stores and nothing to buy."
"It is needless for me to go
into detail how pleased I was
District Manager
when your lovely gifts arrived,"
write another. "We have already
distributed today a number of
these items to men hospitalized.
You should have seen the smiles
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on their faces. The rest of the
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items will be distributed to the
men in outlying bases."
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