Jewish war vets enjoy a seder of their own

From the New Jersey Jewish News website:
by Debra Rubin
NJJN Bureau Chief/Middlesex

April 28, 2009

World War II veterans recalled recent and ancient history during a Passover seder held at the New Jersey Veterans Memorial Home at Menlo Park.

They gathered around the table, some in wheelchairs, to take part in the traditional meal sponsored by the New Brunswick/Highland Park Post 133 of the Jewish War Veterans.

The April 14 seder marked at least 15 years since the JWV began conducting the Passover ritual at the Edison facility through the efforts of 87-year-old World War II vet Milton Frant of Highland Park, the post’s religious committee chair.

“Since my wife passed away 18 years ago, I’ve dedicated my life to volunteer work,- said Frant, who led the seder and had prepared the Haggadot created especially for the event.

“We come and do barbecues, take the guys to a ball game,- said post commander Edward Salvage of Somerset. “We want to make sure these guys are not forgotten.-

Joseph Brandspiegel, the home’s chief executive officer, joined in the seder and explained the services the facility provides for its Jewish residents.

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