Jacoby, Walter, 1929-.

Born 1929 in Orange, New Jersey, Walter Jacoby began his affiliation with the YMCA first as a camper, then as a member of camp staff during his high school and college years. After college Jacoby served for two years as a lieutenant in the United States Army, with ten months service in Korea. Jacoby and his family, arrived in Lebanon in 1967. The aftermath of the Arab-Israeli Six-Day War heightened the need for Jacoby's training of refugee workers. Also while in Lebanon he was instrumental in the establishment of a new YMCA Center in Beirut which had the effect of greatly increasing membership.

From the description of Walter Jacoby papers, 1967-1978 (bulk 1967-1970). (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 144614461

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