Jews in Green

On June 22nd, we celebrate the anniversary of the G.I. Bill, a historic act that was the first major piece of legislation dealing with the postwar era challenges to come.  […]

Each year, the Normandy Kaddish Project asks synagogues across the nation to say kaddish for those who lost their lives in World War II at Normandy and are buried at […]

The following is by Anne Nicolson, Women’s League for Conservative Judaism Vice President. I remember so clearly a meeting that took place years ago with a young woman serving in the Air Force. When […]

A special post from National Museum of American Jewish Military History Chaplain Michael Bloom on Independence Day and its connections to Jewish tradition.   At this time of year we […]

As of today, Jews in Green is under new ownership. It’s hard to believe I started the site over a decade ago. The idea initially came from my own difficulties finding […]

The following is the text from a sermon given by Rabbi Steven Rein of Agudas Achim Synagogue in Alexandria, VA. For the second time in recent memory, the festival of […]

As we approach Memorial Day 2015, the National Museum of American Jewish Military History is remembering some Jewish individuals who have died in military service. See the entire Tumblr blog. […]

The following is the account of a visit to the Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial in France from reader Lou Schwartz: I never knew these men; they had died 4 years before I […]

On June 2, 2015, President Barack Obama will award the Medal of Honor to Army Sergeant William Shemin and to Army Private Henry Johnson for conspicuous gallantry during World War […]

Rachelle David – of the North Shore Hebrew Academy High School in Great Neck, New York – will attend the United Stated Military Academy at West Point this fall. This news […]