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I’m a little late covering these latest stories, but they are too good not to point out. The Jewish Journal has a great piece about MAJ Eric Goldie’s experiences while deployed to Iraq and elsewhere. On Shabbat, Goldie and a small group of soldiers, embassy workers and contractors — and even one Iraqi-Jewish woman — would gather in the U.S. […]
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Private First Class Steven F. Shapiro, a 29-year-old soldier from the small Lake County town of Hidden Valley died in Talil, Iraq this past week on October 21. Private First Class Steven F. Shapiro, 29 entered active-duty service in March 2010 as an M1 Armor Crewman. He was assigned to 3rd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Advise and Assist Brigade, […]
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The Forward recently published an excellent piece that profiles many of the Jewish servicemembers who have been killed in the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. We have mentioned many of these same people on JIG in the past, but the Forward takes a much more in-depth look into each case and even gets some reactions from the family members of […]
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By Jeanette Friedman Oct 31, 2010 12:00 PM Eleven-year-old Shaina Agami, preparing to celebrate her bat mitzvah next year, could have chosen any number of fun things to do to infuse meaning into the special day. Instead, the South Florida girl is working to ensure that people will always remember her brother Danny, a vibrant 25-year-old cut down in the […]
Read moreFebruary 26, 2009 Brothers Renew Bond While Serving in Iraq By Daniel Heimpel It’s a long flight. The helicopter blades cut the deep night as Aaron Schilleci travels to celebrate the 28th birthday of his younger brother, Dan, on Oct. 6, 2006. The flight passes over the calm, wide valley of the Tigris, the flat expanse of desert, an oil […]
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From the Jewish Exponent. December 18, 2008 – Aaron Passman At this time of year, Rabbi Jon Cutler would ordinarily be preparing to lead Chanukah services at Congregation Tiferes B’nai Israel in Warrington. But this is no ordinary year. Cutler, a military chaplain and commander with the Navy Reserves, is currently stationed in Iraq at Al-Asad Naval Air Base, in […]
Read moreFrom the Stars & Stripes: AL ASAD, Iraq – The prayers that Marine Chaplain (Lt. Cmdr.) Jon Cutler said over the meal after Friday’s Shabbat service, under normal circumstances, would not be said in the synagogue. “We would usually do this in our homes,” said Cutler, who is with the 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing. “But we’re our own family here.” […]
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