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Chaplain Roland Gittelsohn Talk at NMAJMH, March 8th

25 Feb 2015 Mike Rugel

Sunday, March 8, 2015, 1:00 p.m. Lee Mandel on Chaplain Roland Gittelsohn: Unlikely Warrior Michael Bloom on the History of the Military Siddur In 1945, when a fellow chaplain opposed Jewish participation in the religious service dedicating the 5th Marine Division Cemetery at Iwo Jima, Rabbi Roland Gittelsohn ended up giving his eulogy to a much smaller group of Jewish […]

Guard of Israel – Bencin Riseman and Family in WWI

12 Feb 2015 Mike Rugel

Russian-immigrant Bencin Riseman joined the Massachusetts National Guard and served on the Mexican Border in 1916. When that conflict ended, Riseman returned home to Boston. The Great War was raging in Europe and Riseman anticipated the need for a growing military in the U.S. He began recruiting in an unofficial capacity. He was particularly interested in training young American Jews to prepare for […]

ShalomLearning Supports Jewish Military Families

04 Feb 2015 JR

Military families often experience the difficulty of finding quality Jewish education for their kids when stationed far from a metropolitan area. ShalomLearning, an innovative, engaging online program, provides consistency and quality to military families at close to no charge. Thanks to generous donors and grants, enrollment for U.S. military families in ShalomLearning’s all-online Hebrew school is only $36 per student in grades 3 […]

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