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Sandee Brawarsky of The Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles recently wrote about her thoughts on Jews who fought in WWII. More specifically, she talks about her father’s experiences in WWII and her reactions to Deborah Dash Moore’s book: GI Jews. I wrote about the book when it first came out back in October. I finally bought the book, but […]
Read moreBagram Air Base, Afganistan My name is SPC Alexander Hoffman, and I’m the Jewish lay leader for Bagram Air Base, Afghanistan. After this past Yom Kippur, I decided to write my experience down. Until now, I haven’t shared my write-up. I was looking through some files on my computer, and found it, and decided that it was something I wanted […]
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2nd Lt., U.S. Army Air Corps In October 1942, at the age of 19, Paul Canin enlisted in the Army Air Corps and attended basic training at Randolph Field in San Antonio, Texas. At his gunnery school, Canin learned how to shoot .50 caliber machine guns from various types of gun turrets. Following his gunnery training he attended tech school […]
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The results are in and here are the results for our First Annual Jews in Green Photo Contest (click on a photo to view it in the gallery): 1st Prize goes to CPT Elizabeth Levitt for her photo of her Channukah celebration in Iraq. 2nd Prize goes to 1LT Daniel Minkow for his photo of him and the base […]
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Editors Note: The following story was submitted by U.S. Army Lt. Col. Susan H. Meisner, from the Office of Military Cooperation – Afghanistan. KABUL, Afghanistan Jewish personnel-Soldiers, sailors, Marines, airman and civilians-gathered with their friends and co-workers to celebrate Hanukkah on tiny Kabul Compound, Afghanistan. While they didn’t have a minyan, they had plenty of spirit, as they took turns […]
Read moreKABUL, Afghanistan -The Chaplain’s office sent out a brief e-mail-a Rabbi was coming for the Jewish High Holidays. While Chaplain (Captain) Avrohom Horovitz led services in Bagram for Rosh Hashanah and in Kandahar for Yom Kippur, his presence in Kabul between the holidays-and in the theater-was a boost to Jewish servicemen and women. Kabul Army Education Center Counselor Sheila Dickerman […]
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The Washington Jewish Week reports on a pair of Jewish Marines who performed for the Presidnet during the recent inauguration as part of the Marine Band. Gunnery Sergeant Kenneth Wolin or Staff Sergeant Jonathan D. Bisesi are percussionists with the United States Marine Band. Read the full article HERE.
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