Home of Jewish War Veterans Online Post 77
Air Force Major Menashe Miller recently ended his term as Mayor of Lakewood, New Jersey and will be deploying to the Middle East to serve as a Jewish chaplain for the troops during the holiday season. Miller leaves in early December to offer support during the Chanukah holiday and is expected to return in January. When he returns, he will again be appointed […]
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The following is a guest post from Bruce Wolk, the author of the soon-to-be published book titled Stars on My Wings, which sounds amazing. More than two years in the writing, “Stars on My Wings,” is based on 93 first-person interviews with Jewish WWII veterans who were involved in all aspects of the air war and in all branches of the service. The […]
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After a long legal battle with the U.S. Army, Rabbi Menachem M. Stern will finally be commissioned as a First Lieutenant to serve as a Jewish chaplain. The story made news back in 2009 when he was appointed as an Army Reserve chaplain only to have the appointment rescinded the following day. The Army had refused to permit Rabbi Stern to enter the Chaplaincy despite the […]
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I’m always happy to help promote resources that are helpful for deployed troops. We have featured the folks over at Web Yeshiva on our links page for sometime now, but I’d like to draw attention to them again since they are now offering their Torah classes for free. If you don’t have the benefit of a local yeshiva (as in […]
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Every now and then I get an email from a group or organization that wants to support our readers (as well as sell their wares). The latest is from the folks over at World of Judaica. To show their support of Jews in uniform (and their families), they are offering a 10% discount on anything purchased in their online store, […]
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The new Judah Nadich: Rabbi, Military Chaplain, and Community Builder exhibit at The Library of The Jewish Theological Seminary (JTS) honors Rabbi Judah Nadich (z”l), United States Army senior Jewish chaplain in Europe during World War II, adviser to General Dwight D. Eisenhower on Jewish Affairs, and JTS alum (ordination, 1936; doctorate in Hebrew Literature, 1953). The show also celebrates […]
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Private First Class Steven F. Shapiro, a 29-year-old soldier from the small Lake County town of Hidden Valley died in Talil, Iraq this past week on October 21. Private First Class Steven F. Shapiro, 29 entered active-duty service in March 2010 as an M1 Armor Crewman. He was assigned to 3rd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Advise and Assist Brigade, […]
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