Jewish prayer book issued by U.S. government and carried by U.S. soldier during WWII.
Prayer book
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Cloth bound with gold lettering stamped on recto. Lettering reads:"JEWISH/HOLY SCRIPTURES/[seal] UNITED STATES OF AMERICA/WAR OFFICE/PRESENTED BY/THE ARMY OF THE UNITED STATE"; green ink is spilled on the outer edge of the pages and is visible when book is closed.
Height: 5.240 inches (13.31 cm) | Width: 3.270 inches (8.306 cm) | Depth: 113.310 inches (287.807 cm)
The prayer book was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1996 by Gail SInger.