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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 made the headlines recently mostly because she will be the first female Orthodox yeshiva graduate to attend West Point. Perhaps the highest profile article was in the New York Times. This […]
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In the Jerusalem Post’s travel section (of all places) there is an interesting article about the Jewish experience of visiting The United States Military Academy at West Point. The article intends to highlight the benefits of getting off the beaten path while in New York and checking out some of the lesser known sights like West Point. The great part […]
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Editors Note: We often hear from parents who are hesitant about their children joining the military. Here is a great tale about a mom who learned a little about herself when her son was accepted to the U.S. Military Academy. It was originally published in on J. Weekly and republished here with the authors permission. “You don’t mind me applying […]
Read moreG.I. Stein: Local Woman Heads for West Point July 10, 2008 – Aaron Passman It takes a lot of chutzpah to apply to just two colleges – especially when your safety school is Stanford. But that’s exactly what Anna Stein did, withdrawing her application there in December after receiving her appointment to the U.S. Military Academy in West Point, N.Y. […]
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In writing my recent review of Cast a Giant Shadow, I learned about a unique service held at West Point to honor Colonel Mickey Marcus. This past May, the 39th annual ceremony brought in nearly 200 people. Colonel Marcus, a 1924 graduate of the U.S. Military Academy, is the only American officer buried at West Point that was killed fighting […]
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I recently mentioned a story by The Forward about Jewish life at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point. Since I’m a big fan of good news, I thought I would also bring your attention to a Cleveland Jewish News story on the Jews at West Point. In particular, the author discusses the active role of Hillel on campus. No […]
Read moreAhh, more news about Jewish life at the Service Academies. This time I actually have some good news to report, although it’s not at the Air Force Academy. First let’s get the AFA stuff out of the way: An Air Force task force due to report on religious bias claims at the Air Force Academy had not interviewed key critics […]
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