Jew Fish

Collier's New Encyclopedia (1921)

the name given to two overseas service She species of large fishes well known in work of the field conducted primarily American waters. The one known also ments and naval as the guasa or black grouper (Promiwell grouper sometimos reaches sometimes reaches the the other (St und ; the other ( Stereoparticularly particularly the ften weighs often weighs 500 of excellent flesh of excellent qual- RE BOARD, ar BOARD, an ored in New York in New York esult of the con on result of the conferives of the Un of the United ica, the Union America, the Union of Congregations, Congregations, the of American Rab of American Rabbis, hodox Jewish Cong Jewish Congreath Le-Rabbonim, La - Rabbonim, the on Society of Amer Society of America of Y. M. H. A. and k Y. M. H. A. and kin- The meeting was The meeting was to uch as occurred on as occurred on the oops on the Mexic on the Mexican arious Jewish age various Jewish agenatly and had not and had not coy well meant effor well meant efforts. to arrange that to arrange that all ecessitated by the pa necessitated by the parin the war should in the war should be and direction of and direction of a ng the seve representing the seven a Board , such a Board to entative from representative from numerated organizations enumerated, ons, to be electe persons, to be elected entatives. At subse representatives. At subsesentatives of othe representatives of other The Board o . The Board sethe War Depart from the War Departin work in the various work in the various nd camps and it was this would be granted was this would be granted wish agencies were coagencies were cowould work through one work through one up an organization up an organization for field work in the field work in the abroad and to secure abroad and to secure to finance the proto finance the pro- Dec. 1, 1917, the Dec. 1, 1917, the thirty-seven men for thirty - seven men for y of whom were many of whom were istributed them had distributed them concentration important concentration for funds was campaign for funds was City, as a result York City, as a result e into the Board's came into the Board's ard was thus enabled was thus enabled in New York City in New York City ive staff. A trainstaff. A trainare workers was esworkers was esclasses were graduclasses were graduere assigned to were assigned to Jews in the army. Jews in the army. plicants for home and applicants for home and considered. The were considered. The Id representatives was representatives was ly in camps, cantonin camps, cantonstations throughout the stations throughout the country. The Board was represented in 149 camps, cantonments , forts and hospitals, and 44 naval stations , navy yards, submarine bases, and arsenals a total of 193 places. The Welfare Worker was known as the Star of David Man. Meade, Upton, and Pelham Bay had Jewish Welfare Buildings, and others followed in rapid succession , fifty-one buildings being authorized, and thirty-five completed, 220,000 prayer books, 185,000 Bibles, 12,000,000 letter heads, 6,000,000 envelopes, and other literature were distributed.