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Story by By Molly Hayden, U.S. Army Garrison Grafenwoehr Public Affairs. Original article via U.S. Army Public Affairs. GRAFENWOEHR, Germany (Nov. 9, 2012) — It’s been nearly 70 years since the end of World War II, but for 87-year-old U.S. Army veteran Gilbert Unger, some memories refuse to fade. “I was so naïve then,” said Unger of his 19-year-old self, admitting […]
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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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This great story was forwarded to us by one of our regular readers. It was originally published in Midstream Magazine in 1996. It is shared with permission from the author, Mike Lipstock. While it is a work of fiction, it is still a fine tale. Apologies for the slurs, but it was the vernacular of the time period. Today is […]
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Legion Magazine has a fantastic article about Werner Kleeman, a 91-year-old Jewish WWII veteran, whose story is rather unique and amazing. Mr. Kleeman, a German citizen at the time, was rounded up and sent to the Dachau camp just after Kristalnacht. In what was surely a continuous series of amazingly fortunate events, Kleeman was able to secure his release from […]
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“Pride, Honor & Courage” New film focuses on Hartford-area Jewish women during World War II By Cindy Mindell (Jewish Ledger) Published: Wednesday, October 7, 2009 12:54 PM EDT Sarah Brody was serving with the Army Nurse Corps in Germany during World War II, when she was shot at a few minutes after this photo was taken. Brody is one of […]
Read moreSenator Barack Obama’s supposed “kerfuffle” over his great-uncle’s participation in the liberation of Buchenwald (he said Auschwitz) offers a unique opportunity to revisit more history of liberation during World War II. Regardless of where one sits politically, I think it is in bad form for pundits to start trying to diminish the role that Charles Payne, his great-uncle, played in […]
Read moreJerusalem to honor WWII Jewish partisans with new monument By Amiram Barkat, Haaretz Correspondent A memorial to the thousands of Jewish partisans who fought against the Nazis in World War II is to be erected before the end of the year at Mt. Herzl in Jerusalem. The project was initiated by a few of the last remaining Jewish partisans in […]
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