Soldier Killed in Afghanistan

Seattle-area Jewish soldier killed in Afghanistan July 6, 2009 (JTA)-A Jewish soldier from the Seattle area was killed in a Taliban attack on a U.S. army base in Afghanistan. Pvt. Aaron Fairbairn, 21, of Aberdeen, Wash., was killed last Saturday when an insurgent drove a truck full of explosives into the base in eastern Afghanistan and detonated it. Fairbairn’s stepfather, […]

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First Female Air Force Academy graduate KIA in Afghanistan

American Jewish Woman Dies in Line of Duty in Afghanistan by Hana Levi Julian (IsraelNN.com) The first female U.S. Air Force Academy graduate to die in the U.S. counter-terror campiagns in Iraq and Afghanistan, a Jew, fell in the line of duty last week in an insurgency attack in Afghanistan. Air Force 1st Lieutenant Roslyn Schulte was traveling from Kabul […]

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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 […]

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New Book by Military Wife

Some of you may remember some of the excellent pieces written by Alison Buckholtz, the wife of a Navy pilot. She has now published a book titled STANDING BY: The Making of an American Military Family in a Time of War. From her book website: Alison Buckholtz never dreamed she would marry a military man, but when she met her […]

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Hazzan Ivan E. Perlman

(reprinted from http://www.cantorsperlman.com) CANTOR IVAN E. PERLMAN began his journey through life as a Cantor on March 14, 1948. He completed his Cantorial studies at the Jewish Theological Seminary in 1950. Cantor Perlman has served congregations in Lyndhurst and Fairlawn, New Jersey; Tulsa, Oklahoma; Des Moines, Iowa; Providence, Rhode Island; Stockholm, Sweden; Sarasota; Boca Raton; and Tamarac, Florida. At age […]

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Purim at Ford Hood

Editor’s Note: I hope this starts a trend. Maj. (Ret) Edith Freyer sent me the following, complete with photos, of Purim festivities at Fort Hood. In spite of a recent misunderstanding broadcast by someone new to the Fort Hood Jewish community, this article demonstrates that the on-post community is a welcoming bunch. Other installation lay leaders and chaplains are encouraged […]

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