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(AMERICAN-JUDAICA). Prayer Book for Jewish Personnel in the Armed Forces of the United States. PRESENTATION COPY Upper cover gilt-tooled “RABBI DAVID DE SOLA POOL.” Opening pastedown with dedication (see below). Custom binding, within box. pp. 470. All edges gilt. Mottled calf. 12mo. (New York), 1958.     With dedication from the Jewish Welfare Board: “In gratitude for your devoted service as a Jewish chaplain in the uniform of our country…[this] volume must awaken many memories of dedicated effort on behalf of men in a time of great stress…”     Rabbi Dr. David de Sola Pool (1885-1970) was field organizer and director of army camp work for the Jewish Welfare Board 1917-18. During World War II, he worked with the Jewish Welfare Board in providing chaplaincy services to Jewish military personnel.