Edwin M. Robins
Newly elected Edwin M. Robins of Ohio, Director of JWV's National Service Officer Program and the first ever winner of the Murray L. Rosen Member of the Year Award, has been elected as the 2009-10 National Commander of the Jewish War Veterans of the USA.
Ed, who has brought in over 100 members to join the JWV, is committed to making the JWV better and stronger than ever.
Ed was born in Pittsburgh, PA and enlisted in the Army on the day he graduated from High School. He was an Acting Sergeant Major at the time of his discharge.
A member of Paul A. Rosenblum Post 44 in Cleveland, OH, Ed has held many positions, some more than once, in his Post and on the Cuyahohga County Council. He has also served in all positions in the JWV Department of Ohio and has been Department Commander twice.
Ed is in his 20th year as a JWV National Service Officer, has been a Representative at the Louis Stokes Brecksville Hospital for over 30 years and has over 8,000 volunteer hours at both Wade Park and Brecksville Hospitals.
He has served for 30 years on both the Joint Veterans Commission of Cuyahoga County and the Memorial Day Association of Cuyahoga County, and he has been President of each organization three times.
On the National Level at JWV, he has served as National Adjutant, National Soviet Jewry Chairman, National Executive Committeeman, on the Resolutions and Awards Committees and on the National Board of Inquiry and the National Court.
Ed, who has worked as the State Manager for Bankers Life and Casualty Company, has been married to the former Helene Goldberg for 57 years. They have three children, sons Michael and Joel and daughter Shari, and two grandchildren, Eliana and Odelya.
Ed and Helene are Life Members of the National Museum of American Jewish Military History and the JWV and Auxiliary.
Ed, who was elected to the Ohio Hall of Fame in 2006, is also a member of the American Legion and is a Life Trustee of his synagogue.
