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JTA recently reported on 12 cadets from the Army, Navy, and Air Force Academies who travelled throughout Poland visiting Jewish sites. The trip was sponsored by the Auschwitz Jewish Center, a New-York based group that operates a museum and information center in Oswiecim, Poland. I had never heard of this program before, but it is evidently a regular event put […]
Read moreI don’t want JIG to turn into the Air Force Academy News Network, but I know this is a hot topic to a lot of our readers. I’ll try to maintain balance by combining the vast number of articles I have into a few jam-packed posts. So here’s what’s new in a nutshell: The school superintendent admits there is a […]
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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 moreThe Jerusalem Post recently reported on the efforts of the Jewish Chaplains Council and the Aleph Institute to help deployed troops celebrate Shavuot. The Jewish Chaplains Council teamed up with the Jewish Publication Society to send 2,750 copies of the Book of Psalms and the Torah to Jewish soldiers. The Aleph Institute sent out more than 1,000 “shelf-stable” portions of […]
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By Daniel Eric Minkow, 1st Lt USAF Can a Jew wear a Kippah while in military uniform? I came upon this very important question and its answer, this article, when USAF Capt Rebecca Minkow, my sister, posed the question to me. As the Jewish Lay leader for Travis Air Force Base, I felt it was important for me to find […]
Read moreEditors Note: We normally focus on Jews in the U.S. Military, but this nod to our Canadian brethren is well deserving. Thanks Canuck! This newly established museum now has a website up: www.jcmm.ca While there is a lot of growing to do to develop the museum and its site, if you go into the Collections & Research page they have […]
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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