Jewish chaplain's kit, ca. 1960 on display in the "Vietnam: At War & At Home" exhibit at Soldiers Memorial Military Museum
Chaplains of all faiths served a multitude of military bases and remote locations throughout the war zone, often using the hood of their Jeep, ammunition cases, or ration boxes as altars. This portable military chaplain's kit was used by a Jewish rabbi during the Vietnam War. Its contents, including torah scrolls (behind the curtains), candles and candlesticks, kiddush cup, yad, and prayer books, along with a chaplain's flag, could all be stored inside the collapsible case.
Loan courtesy of St. Louis Jewish War Veterans Memorial Centre. Photo courtesy of Soldiers Memorial Military Museum.
Jewish chaplain's kit, ca. 1960 on display in the "Vietnam: At War & At Home" exhibit at Soldiers Memorial Military Museum
Chaplains of all faiths served a multitude of military bases and remote locations throughout the war zone, often using the hood of their Jeep, ammunition cases, or ration boxes as altars. This portable military chaplain's kit was used by a Jewish rabbi during the Vietnam War. Its contents, including torah scrolls (behind the curtains), candles and candlesticks, kiddush cup, yad, and prayer books, along with a chaplain's flag, could all be stored inside the collapsible case.
Loan courtesy of St. Louis Jewish War Veterans Memorial Centre. Photo courtesy of Soldiers Memorial Military Museum.