Jewish Chaplain Honors Victims of Kristallnacht

Story by By Molly Hayden, U.S. Army Garrison Grafenwoehr Public Affairs. Original article via U.S. Army Public Affairs. FLOSS, Germany — It was a small but intimate gathering at the historic synagogue, here, as Chaplain Rabbi (Capt.) Andrew Shulman and members of the American and German communities honored the memory of persecuted Jews on the anniversary of Kristallnacht. Kristallnacht, or the “Night of Broken […]

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Jewish Soldier Recounts World War II Experience

Story by By Molly Hayden, U.S. Army Garrison Grafenwoehr Public Affairs. Original article via U.S. Army Public Affairs. GRAFENWOEHR, Germany (Nov. 9, 2012) — It’s been nearly 70 years since the end of World War II, but for 87-year-old U.S. Army veteran Gilbert Unger, some memories refuse to fade. “I was so naïve then,” said Unger of his 19-year-old self, admitting […]

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Chaplain Holds Services in German Synagogues

Capt. Gary Davidson at Ramstein AB has undertaken an extraordinary project: he is attempting to open all the standing synagogues in the Rhineland-Pfalz area, have a service in each, and affix a mezuzah–all in memory of the Jews murdered in the Holocaust. His first opening was at Odenbach, and it was a great success. The mayor spoke, and 51 people […]

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Cantors Begin To Serve as Chaplains

Back in 2005, the DOD relaxed it’s ordination requirements for Jewish chaplains that would allow for cantors to begin serving in those positions. Well, nearly seven years later, we are finally hearing about the first candidate for this expanded prorgam. 1LT David Frommer, now a chaplain of four years, is the U.S. Army’s first-ever cantor. Frommer was recently featured in […]

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Veterans Visit Israel

For the past couple of years, an organization called Heroes to Heroes has sent groups of eight to fifteen American veterans will on a ten day journey to Israel where they are joined by up to five of Israeli peers from the IDF. The group travels, learns, and explores as a unit. The trip is designed to educate, motivate and […]

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