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Veterans Hospital Boat Ride

Collection
Clarence Gomberg collection on Jewish War Veterans of Allegheny County 1958-2002 [MSS 919]
Source
Rauh Jewish Archives at the Heinz History Center
Date
c.1959

Photograph showing five members of various regional posts of the Jewish War Veterans of America, standing on the gangplank of a docked ship as part of the Veterans Hospital Boat Ride for patients and residents of the three Vlocal eterans Administration Hospitals. Jewish War Veterans Post 49 helped organize the annual outing, and more than 20 interfaith groups and businesses contributed to the event. 

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