Gift of Rabbi W. Gunther and Elizabeth S. Plaut

Id no. 923.92, Photograph

circa 1945, California, San Luis Obispo

Subject(s):  Sukkot, Armies-US, Flags, Jews-Allied Armies, Chaplains, Children, Ritual

Jonathan V. Plaut's father's US Army chaplain's flag hangs behind him on the wall. A sukkah is a temporary booth built in the fall for the Sukkot holiday. The etrog (citron) and lulav (palm fronds with willow and myrtle branches) are used during the holiday.