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Author: Mike Rugel
Video: Harvey Weiner – Jewish Americans in Military Service During Vietnam.
Harvey Weiner in the Jewish Americans in Military Service During Vietnam at the National Museum of American Jewish Military History. He discusses his experiences in Vietnam in 1970 where he was an intelligence advisor to the South Vietnamese and an unexpected use for a piece of shrapnel decades later as an attorney in Boston.
Read more125 Years of Jewish War Veterans of the U.S.A.
From 1896 to today, Jewish War Veterans of the U.S.A. has served the men and women who served our country.
Read moreSpirit, Courage and Conviction: A Tour of the National Museum of American Jewish Military History
The Untold Story of the Jewish Effort to Pass the G.I. Bill
On June 22nd, we celebrate the anniversary of the G.I. Bill, a historic act that was the first major piece of legislation dealing with the postwar era challenges to come. With veterans coming home to already fully staffed factories, the G.I. Bill, officially known as the Service Member Readjustment Act of 1944, helped stop another recession by providing education and […]
Read more2016 Normandy Kaddish Project
Each year, the Normandy Kaddish Project asks synagogues across the nation to say kaddish for those who lost their lives in World War II at Normandy and are buried at the Normandy American Cemetery. This year, the Shabbat closest to the anniversary of D-Day will begin on June 3rd. There are 149 American Jewish graves at the Normandy American Cemetery. These […]
Read moreThe Spirit of ’76 and the Spirit of Judaism: A Bar Mitzvah Boy’s Perspective
A special post from National Museum of American Jewish Military History Chaplain Michael Bloom on Independence Day and its connections to Jewish tradition. At this time of year we celebrate the American Spirit, symbolized by the most important day in American life – the 4th of July – and the signing of the Declaration of Independence – an event […]
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