Delaware Memorial Honors Jewish Veterans

From the The Daily Times of Delmarva. Del.’s Jewish veterans cap off project After years of planning, war memorial to honor those who served – and died – will be unveiled By ROBIN BROWN, The News Journal A garrison cap, such as those worn by veterans, will be the dramatic centerpiece of a new display that soon will honor Delaware’s […]

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Better Late Than Never

The White House announced September 14 that Cpl. Tibor Rubin in recognition of his courageous actions in Korea from 1950 to 1953 will be awarded the Medal of Honor. The Medal of Honor will be presented to Rubin by President Bush during a White House ceremony, September 23. At age 13, Rubin was forced from his native Hungarian Jewish community […]

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“Little Izzy”

One 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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Are YOU a Jewish Veteran?

Editor’s note: Margery Gross is a member of JWV Post 39 in Atlantic County, NJ. In 1896, a group of Jewish Civil War veterans got together to form the Hebrew Union Veterans (HUV) group. This group was the direct result of slanderous accusations that Jews had not participated in the military during the War Between the States. What is difficult […]

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From Russia With Love

JIG reader Alla Staroseletskaya, sent me these wonderful pictures of some Russian Jewish Veterans of WWII (who are now U.S. citizens) promoting the website during Victory Day celebrations!   Alla has actually done a lot recently to support Jewish veterans. She created a small website to spotlight an article she wrote about U.S. and Russian Jewish veterans. The Russian version […]

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