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An exhibit on Jewish life during World War I energizes a Midwestern community

A handbill made by the Jewish Welfare Board in 1918 is on display at the exhibit “For Liberty: American Jewish Experience in WWI” at the National WWI Museum and Memorial in Kansas City, Mo. (Gift of tA handbill made by the Jewish Welfare Board in 1918 is on display at the exhibit "For Liberty: American Jewish Experience in WWI" at the National WWI Museum and Memorial in Kansas City, Mo. (Gift of the Anne and John P. McNulty Foundation)

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The scribbled, shorthand note is faded, but the formal origins of the first modern Jewish state are clear: “H(is) M(ajesty’s) G(overnment) accepts the principle that P(alestine) shld. reconstitute as the Natl. Home of the J(ewish) P(eople) …” Jotted on stationery from London’s Imperial Hotel, the… Read more »

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