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| Caption | Jewish chaplain (Rabbi) Captain Manuel Poliakoff of the US Army 29th Infantry Division (center) conducting a memorial service in Schloss Rheydt, the former home of Joseph Goebbels, 18 Mar 1945. ww2dbase | ||||||||
| WW2-Era Location Name | Münchengladbach, Germany | ||||||||
| Date | 18 Mar 1945 | ||||||||
| Photographer | Unknown | ||||||||
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| Source | ww2dbaseUnited States Army Signal Corps | ||||||||
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This was the first Jewish service held east of the Ruhr River and was in memory of soldiers of the faith lost by the 29th Div, 9th Army. PFC Abraham Mirmelstein of Newport News, Virginia holds the Holy Scroll at left and Corporal Martin Willen of Baltimore, Maryland stands at right.