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Chaplain Rosen had been in Korea for some ten months, when, sitting at breakfast with some other of¤cers in Pusan, he was greeted by his medical of¤cer with a direct order to appear in the clinic that afternoon for an examination . He had never registered any physical complaints at the clinic, with the exception of requiring crutches for a time because of a severely sprained right ankle, incurred when debarking from the ship on his return to Pusan from Hungnam. His schedule and circumstances, however, had been most taxing, due at least as much to his sense of mission on behalf of his Jewish ®ock as it was to the established duty of conducting services and counseling. The rigors of travel, not only with respect to troop movements, but also in terms of his constant trips by jeep to outlying units, in frigid cold or on dusty, rutted roads, the makeshift diet, exacerbated by his need to observe the restrictions relating to kosher food, and the inevitable uncertainties of military life and demands would ultimately have their effect on the unaccustomed middleaged man. Added to this, the heavy load of seeking out and comforting the sick and wounded, ministering to the emotionally burdened, and worst of all, presiding at the burial services of the fallen, took its toll. He had not complained , however, and was shocked, at the end of his examination, to be told to pack up immediately for transfer to Japan. In Japan, he was taken to Osak Hospital, where, after surgery for bleeding hemorrhoids and time for recuperation , he recovered well. Released in time for the High Holy Days of Rosh Hashana and Yom Kip9 Japan Again pur, he conducted services in Kobe at the Jewish synagogue built by the Sassoon family, before World War II. Thereafter, he was assigned to Camp Schimmelfennig, in northern Japan, where he requested a Jewish chapel. The latter was not practical, but he was given the use of a house, where he could provide kosher Sabbath meals and events related to religious-social customs, in addition to using the regular chapel for services. He was, at the time, the only Jewish chaplain in Japan. He traveled extensively to provide for Jewish troops in various parts of Japan, including ®ying to the northern island of Hokkaido to arrange for Passover services and the Passover Seder there. Before long, he received orders to reestablish his chaplain’s duties in Yokohama, where he had originally founded the Jewish chapel. He was able to renew his old acquaintances there and expand the activities of the chapel, as he had on his¤rst tour of duty. Even the staff was the same. The chapel once again became the center of Jewish life in Japan, with well-attended services, and a full social and cultural program. This worked particularly well for the Jewish troops coming to Japan on R&R leave from Korea. The considerable number of Jewish servicemen coming to Japan on leave, generally arriving in Tokyo, was the impetus for negotiations that ultimately led to a new avenue for Chaplain Rosen’s particular talents. A well-established Jewish Community Center (JCC) had been in existence for some time to cater to the needs of the Jewish expatriates from Russia and other European countries who had sought refuge in Japan over the years. There had, however, been very little association with representatives of the Jewish military personnel . At this time, however, it became evident to the Army as well as to representatives of the Jewish Welfare Board (JWB) in the United States, that the resources of the Center would be well employed on behalf of visiting soldiers and the community as a mutual meeting place and source of Jewish social and cultural life. For this purpose, a director was desirable and necessary, and when asked to ¤ll this position, Chaplain Rosen, whose Army enlistment would soon be up, agreed to undertake the task. Following a brief return to the United States to undergo separation from the Army, he returned to Tokyo and began his years as director of the Jewish Welfare Board Armed Services Committee, with headquarters at the JCC. Following a gala opening, the center settled into a pleasant routine, which eventually accomplished the mixing of the civilian and military elements as it was conceived to do. Chaplain Rosen’s job was to assist other chaplains in their planning and organization of programs and services, encompassing holidays, festivals and socials, and to 114 / Japan Again...

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