Home of Jewish War Veterans Online Post 77
by Dr. Alex Grobman Many Holocaust survivors did not know Rabbi Abraham Klausner, a Reform rabbi, who died last week, but he had a profound influence of those who lived in post-war Germany and Austria. Klausner, who was an American Jewish chaplain, arrived at Dachau during the third week of May 1945. Convinced there would be nothing for him to […]
Read moreDr. Alex Grobman provides this interesting article. From the Allied invasion of Europe in June 1944 until the early 1950’s, the surviving remnant of European Jewry received aid from various sources. The American Army, the United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration (UNRRA), the International Relief Organization (IRO) and the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee (JDC) provided the majority of the […]
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From the Jerusalem Post – A Torah rescued from Lithuania has a home on the aircraft carrier Harry S. Truman. The carrier is one of the few Navy vessels to have its own Torah. Few ships are large enough to need one, said Sam Werbel, an organizer of a dedication ceremony Sunday attended by 500 community members and dignitaries. The […]
Read moreDid you ever feel like the Jewish version of the father from “My Big Fat Greek Wedding,” gleefully relating how we invented the kimono? Here’s a bit of Flag Day trivia… Did you know that Flag Day is, in part, attributed to German-born Jew Benjamin Altheimer? When a St. Louis minister complained about a foreign-born Jew coming up with a […]
Read moreMemorial Day this year was especially somber, as it should be. A new generation of names is sadly being added to the roll call on a daily basis. The reminders that liberty comes at a cost are stark and uncompromising, and all too frequent thanks to the war on terror. I had the honor of riding a float with American […]
Read moreBy Dr. Alex Grobman, author of Rekindling the Flame: American Jewish Chaplains and the Survivors of European Jewry, 1944-1948. The American Jewish Historical Society’s exhibit “Particular Responsibility: The Making of the U.S. Army Talmud,” has brought a very important part of the history of the Jews in post-war Europe to the attention of the public. The chapter they cover, however, […]
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I am a Sephardic Jew born in Baghdad, Iraq. I served in the U.S. Army, mostly in Korea, with the First Cavalry Division,15th Aviation Company. I retired in 2003 and authored 2 books: Full Circle: Escape from Baghdad And the Return and History of The Jews and Israel. My life’s story can be found on my website: www.saulsilasfathi.com or you […]
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