Home of Jewish War Veterans Online Post 77
Deerfield Beach residents recently gathered to honor Jewish service members who fought in WWII. The simple, but heartfelt ceremony was covered by the Sun-Sentinel: Abraham Rutman, 82, of Deerfield Beach, is among them. He served as a U.S. Army combat medic in World War II. He was itching for a fight and didn’t wait for a draft. “I’m Jewish,” he […]
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By Dr. Alex Grobman, author of Rekindling the Flame: American Jewish Chaplains and the Survivors of European Jewry, 1944-1948. Many Holocaust commemorators honor American soldiers who participated in the liberation of a concentration or slave labor camp. They often overlook the American Jewish chaplains who played a critical role in helping the Jewish Displaced Persons (DPs) in the American Zones […]
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In 1998 Congress declared that February 3rd would be known as Four Chaplains Day in honor of the four chaplains aboard the USS Dorchester who gave their lives to save others who were fleeing the sinking ship. The WorldNetDaily has an editorial that recaps most of the events that took place that day in 1943. The article also focuses on […]
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Editors Note: The following is an excerpt from Howard Leavtt’s Semper Chai , an amazing book that profiles numerous Jewish Marines through many generations. Look for Howard’s new book, OZ – Chronicles of Courage, which talks a good deal about Jewish participation in Iraq and Afghanistan. A true hero and a remarkable woman in America today, Lieutenant Colonel Robin Higgins, […]
Read moreOne of the reasons I like Jews in Green so much is that you can read stories about other Jewish servicemen, and it makes you proud to be a fighting Jew. Rear Admiral Isquith, USN (Ret.) is one of those stories. He barely passed the physical exam to enter Annapolis due to his short stature, then his class commissioned a […]
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In writing my recent review of Cast a Giant Shadow, I learned about a unique service held at West Point to honor Colonel Mickey Marcus. This past May, the 39th annual ceremony brought in nearly 200 people. Colonel Marcus, a 1924 graduate of the U.S. Military Academy, is the only American officer buried at West Point that was killed fighting […]
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If you’ve never heard of Mickey Marcus, you are missing out on an amazing tale of a Jewish soldier. His incredible journey, from fighting in Europe during WWII to serving as Israel’s first general in nearly 2000 years, is portrayed in the 1966 classic, Cast a Giant Shadow. It’s a portrait of an American patriot who becomes the reluctant hero […]
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