WWII cantor's battlefield broadcast

[MrBern]

On Oct. 29, 1944, at the edge of a fierce fight for control of the city of Aachen, Germany, a correspondent for NBC radio introduced the modest Sabbath service like this:

“We bring you now a special broadcast of historic significance: The first Jewish religious service broadcast from Germany since the advent of Hitler.”

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/18/nyregion/18cantor.html