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Anti-Semitism was largely absent; the concept - and the Nazis' obsession with Jews - was puzzling to most Japanese, though there were incidents initiated by German liaison officers and Muslim propaganda, and, of course, cruel acts done simply out of spite toward the enermy....In the absence of synagogues and rabbis, many of the Jewish POSs attempted and managed nonetheless to practice accommodated forms of Judaic rituals, including Friday night Sabbath services and, too often, funerals. - The NYMAS Review; StrategyPage, May 2014 Covering Jewish POWs of all ranks, Sugarman shows tensions between POW officers and other ranks/common soldiers, a topic seldom fully covered in POW history. Useful for veterans' organizations, commemoration events, and family history research. Recommended. - Choice, Vol. 51, No. 1, September 2014 Any library that has a reference collection devoted to or has an interest in Jewish servicemen during the Second World War will welcome this effort. - AJL Reviews, September/October 2014

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