Home of Jewish War Veterans Online Post 77
Tablet Magazine published a discussion with Jewish historian Derek Penslar back in October that really struck a chord with me. The focus of the conversation is how the valor of Diaspora Jews who fought in the U.S. military is sometimes overshadowed by Israel’s military success. The anecdote that really drives the point home is one that Penslar shares from his […]
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Last month, the Cleveland Jewish News ran a story written by Korean War veteran and Holocaust survivor Michael Blain, that highlighted the relative commonplace of survivors who served in the U.S. military during the war. Commenting on a recent certificate of appreciation he received from the U.S. Department of Defense in recognition of honorable service during the Korean War, Blain […]
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Jewish soldiers and community members at Fort Leonardwood, Missouri were able to participate in the first Chanukkah ceremony in recent history last week at Soldier Memorial Chapel. The ceremony was one of the first events led by Capt. Mendy Stern, chaplain, 94th Engineer Battalion chaplain, and the first rabbi assigned to Fort Leonard Wood since at least the 1950s. Around […]
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Chief Warrant Officer 2 Joshua B. Silverman was recently identified as one of the pilots killed in the Blackhawk that went down in southern Afghanistan this past Tuesday. According to reports,Silverman was a graduate of the former Solomon Schechter Day School in St. Louis. A memorial service is planned for 8 a.m. Friday (Dec. 20) at the Saul Mirowitz Jewish […]
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More great photos from Chaplain Shulman in Grafenwöhr, Germany.
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Chaplain Candidate (1LT) Andrew Scheer, a Chaplain Candidate in the US Army Reserve and a student at Yeshivat Chovevei Torah sent in the great letters in the gallery below. Lieutenant Scheer’s teacher, Rabbi Dov Lerea, asked his 10th graders at SAR High School in Riverdale write letters to Jewish soldiers wishing them a Happy Hannukah and thanking them for their […]
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Aleph as released their Letter of Instruction (LOI) for their seventh Annual Military Training Course and Shabbaton scheduled for the weekend of 5-9 February 2014. What follows is the actual instruction: To: All Military Chaplains, VA Chaplains, Lay Leaders and all Jewish Members of the US Armed Forces and Allied Forces. From: Chaplain (COL) Sanford L. Dresin, USA RET, Director […]
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