Home of Jewish War Veterans Online Post 77
Editor’s note: Margery Gross is a member of JWV Post 39 in Atlantic County, NJ. In 1896, a group of Jewish Civil War veterans got together to form the Hebrew Union Veterans (HUV) group. This group was the direct result of slanderous accusations that Jews had not participated in the military during the War Between the States. What is difficult […]
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According to a recent article in The Forward (bypass registration) all branches are in need of Jewish chaplains. Conversations with chaplain recruiters make it clear that the military is struggling to find Jewish chaplains. Right now, in the three branches of the United States military, there are only 29 active duty Jewish chaplains – roughly 1% of the 2,850 chaplains […]
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Rear Admiral, U.S. Navy (Ret.) In April of this year, the United States Naval Academy’s Alumni Association honored Rear Admiral (ret) Robert H. Wertheim with its Distinguished Graduate Award. Wertheim, graduated with distinction from the class of 1946. Immediately after graduation he served aboard destroyers in both the Atlantic and Pacific fleets. In 1947, he was a member of the […]
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