INTERFAITH LOVE
Christmas was only a few weeks away . . . when the Jewish War Veterans of New Brunswick, New Jersey mobilized volunteers for a unique project. To improve further the already fine community spirit, members offered to replace any Christians who would ordinarily have to work on Christmas Day. The substitutes would accept no pay. “We placed 60 persons in all,” Herman Breitkopf, Jewish Post Commander, reported. “Our volunteers were men and women from all walks of life, including doctors, dentists, nurses, tradesmen, and the like. They acted as theatre ushers, waiters and waitresses and one as an oil truck driver. We had many more standing by to serve as baby sitters, so that Christian families, who otherwise would have had to remain at home, might attend services.” The project advanced the feeling of brotherhood in New Brunswick to a new high, and is a practical plan that almost any community can adapt. “We plan to continue the program again this year…
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