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The Veterans History Project (VHP) of the Library of Congress is an oral history program that collects and preserves the first-hand interviews of America’s wartime veterans. Among their many collections, is one devoted specifically to Jewish veterans of WWII. It’s an interesting window into the daily lives and experiences of these young men when they went off to war. In addition to […]
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All photos courtesy of DVIDS.
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Ask any Jew serving in the military if they’ve ever heard the question, “what’s a nice Jewish boy (or girl) like you doing in the military?”, and he or she is likely to roll their eyes and answer with a resounding “yes.” Most of us just smile and answer politely, but there is more to this question than a mild […]
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Vice Chief of Naval Operations, Adm. Mark Ferguson USN will be the key note speaker at the JWB annual conference at the Naval Academy Annapolis MD. When he was Chief of Naval Personal, then VADM Ferguson was the key player in expanding the SECNAV Instruction allowing broader access to kosher food. The Vice Chief Of Naval Operations (VCNO) administers the […]
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The Fighting Rabbis by Albert Slomovitz is a book I’ve had on my shelf for some time, but finally got around to reading recently. At first it appears this is going to just be a long and dry history of the Jewish chaplaincy. However, after I gave it a chapter or two it was clear that this was a bit […]
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Late last month, Aleph held their 6th annual Military Jewish Chaplain Training Course and Shabbat with Our Troops program. More than 50 U.S. military personnel from around the nation took part in the weekend, which drew a crowd of 500 for Friday night services and 350 for Friday night dinner. Some community members who turned up to show their support […]
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Rabbi Laurence Bazer (LTC, U.S. Army) lit a 90-year-old menorah from a temple on Long Island that was ravaged by Hurricane Sandy at a Hanukkah party at the White House last night. LTC Bazer is currently the rabbi at Temple Beth Sholom in Framingham, Massachussets but has served as an Army chaplain for over 23 years including a recent tour to Afghanistan […]
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