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The Jewish Daily Forward recently profiled six Jewish women who played important roles in the Civil War. About 10,000 Jewish men fought in the Civil War, for both the Union and Confederate armies. When these soldiers set off for battle, they left behind their wives, sisters and daughters, who stayed to raise the children and run the households and, sometimes, […]
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It has been almost a year since the repeal of Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell (DADT). Admittedly, I was one of the skeptics that thought that allowing gays to serve openly in the military would be a bad idea. While I have supported full rights to gays in the civilian world for some time now, I had bought into the idea […]
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For the past five years now, the Council of Young Jewish Presidents (CYJP) has hosted the largest Jewish community-wide Memorial Day Ceremony in the New York metropolitan area. Each year an esteemed Jewish veteran serves as the keynote speaker. Past speakers have included Col. Jack Jacobs and General Robert Magnus. This year’s guest speaker was Retired Major General Sidney Schachnow. Jacob […]
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The Aleph Institute will be offering a number of correspondence courses on Jewish topics to military personnel . The following are the courses currently available: Kosher for the Clueless but Curious Incorporating a lifestyle change such as keeping kosher can be daunting at first glance. Never fear! This course teaches the aspiring student about Kashrut from the ground up. This is a […]
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