VE-Day in the
''City That Loves You Back''

“[Philadelphians] walked, sometimes alone, sometimes in small groups, into churches and prayed silently. Religious services were held last night in Jewish synagogues throughout the city. Announcing the call to prayer, Rabbi Maxwell M. Farber (1900 – 1995), president of the Philadelphia Board of Jewish Ministries and rabbi of Congregation Emanu-el, said:

“With deep humility and heartfelt thanks to mighty God, we hear the news that peace has come to war-stricken Europe. Our spirits are uplifted as we realize that men have stopped killing each other.”

“We should celebrate this day with quiet dignity and restraint in prayer and in dedication to the greater service of God and man, resolved to devote ourselves to the task of removing the causes of war and to bring reality in our day the words of prophecy – ‘Nation shall not lift up sword against nation, neither shall they learn of war any more.'”

Above: Happy Philadelphians on VE-Day.

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