This Haggadah, printed in March 1918, was one of the first efforts of the official Jewish War Services Committee for India. In addition to the text of the Haggadah in English, this publication provides specific information on how to kasher the army ovens for Passover, how the food for the Seder is to be prepared, and how to conduct the Seder. A note on the front cover indicates that copies of this Haggadah could be obtained from the Supervising Officer for the Jewish Soldier in India – namely Herbert Loewe - an English scholar and Lecturer in Oriental Languages at Exeter College, Oxford. Loewe volunteered to fight for his country and in 1915 was sent to India.


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