History's Lessons gain new meaning in humanitarian award

Three people were honored in a ceremony at Adath Jeshurun Synagogue.

 

Archbishop Desmond Tutu serves as International Patron of The Immortal Chaplains Foundation and received the inaugural Prize for Humanity at ceremonies Feb. 7 in Minnetonka.
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By Lauri Winters
Sun Newspapers

History lessons came to life in the hushed silence of a Minnetonka synagogue Feb. 7 as the 1943 sinking of the troopship U.S.S. Dorchester was recalled in detail.

The selfless acts of four military chaplains aboard that ship have been commemorated in The Immortal Chaplains Prize for Humanity. Presentations were made in an emotionfilled program at Adath Jeshurun Synagogue.

Among the nearly 300 people attending the award ceremony were two survivors of the Dorchester's sinking; the widow and daughter of one of the chaplains; and a man who served aboard a rescue ship.

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