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ISRAEL AND WORLD PEACE RABBI ROLAND B GITTELSOHN 1956 1st Jewish Marine Chaplain
ISRAEL AND WORLD PEACE RABBI ROLAND B GITTELSOHN 1956 1st Jewish Marine Chaplain
ISRAEL AND WORLD PEACE RABBI ROLAND B GITTELSOHN 1956 1st Jewish Marine Chaplain

ISRAEL AND WORLD PEACE RABBI ROLAND B GITTELSOHN 1956 1st Jewish Marine Chaplain

$ 19.8

Availability: 11 in stock
  • Subject: Religion & Spirituality
  • Region: North America
  • Original/Facsimile: Original
  • Item must be returned within: 30 Days
  • Modified Item: No
  • Return shipping will be paid by: Seller
  • Year Printed: 1956
  • Personalized: No
  • Topic: Judaism
  • Author: Rabbi Roland B. Gittelsohn
  • Refund will be given as: Money Back
  • Binding: Brochure/Pamphlet
  • All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
  • Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
  • Publisher: Temple Israel, Boston, MA
  • Special Attributes: 1st Edition
  • Signed: No
  • Place of Publication: Boston, MA
  • Language: English
  • Restocking Fee: No
  • Condition: Very good condition, with thin chip and bit of clear tape to center panel (in blank margin).

    Description

    FIRST JEWISH
    CHAPLAIN TO SERVE WITH THE
    MARINE CORPS
    ISRAEL AND WORLD PEACE. A Sermon Delivered at Temple Israel, Boston, Massachusetts, on 9 November 1956 by Rabbi Roland B. Gittelsohn.
    Boston: Temple Israel Brotherhood, 1956. First edition. Single sheet, tri-folded to form 6 pages (printed on 6 sides). Very good condition, with thin chip and bit of clear tape to center panel (in blank margin). A rare tract-- absent from the trade; OCLC locates only 2 worldwide holdings [Hebrew Union College and Royal Danish Library].
    Rabbi (and Marine Corps Lieutenant) Roland B. Gittelsohn (1910-1995), the first Jewish chaplain to serve with the Marine Corps. He was one of approximately 1,500 Jewish Marines who engaged in a 25-day battle for the island that cost the lives of 6,800 Marines. When the fighting was over, Division Chaplain Warren Cuthriell, a Protestant minister, asked Rabbi Gittelsohn to deliver the memorial sermon at a combined non-denominational service dedicating the Marine Cemetery. Some of the Christian chaplains objected, however, to having a rabbi preach over predominantly Christian graves. Others opposed any combined religious service. Cuthriell did not back down, but Gittelsohn decided not to stir the controversy. Instead, three separate religious services were held with the rabbi presiding over the Jewish service. His eulogy was so powerful it was circulated by another chaplain and read into the Congressional Record. He was also a prolific author and pacifist activist.
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