Atlanta Post 112 Stayed Busy During November 2018
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Robert & Joanne Max, Julie & Robert Teplis, Sandy Shulman, Sam Benator, Myla Lind, Rob Augenstein, Ahava, Avi & George Heart, Robert Wolfson, Stuart Karpel, Steve Edelkind & Steven Weiniger
By George Heart, Post 112
JWV Atlanta Post 112 hosted a special guest speaker during our monthly post meeting November 18th. First, LTC (WA) George H. Heart, Ret., Post 112 CDR, presented introductory remarks about Jewish soldiers serving in the German Armed Forces. The main speaker was Oberstleutnant (LTC) Alexander Siegfried Sauer, Bundeswehr (German Federal Armed Forces) Military Liaison to Ft. Benning. OBSLT Sauer, who is a decorated combat veteran from Kosovo and Afghanistan, spoke about the mission of the German Army Liaison to Ft. Benning. Afterwards, he fielded a lively question and answer session that included subjects ranging from the future of NATO, the rise of anti-Semitism, and other topics.
L-R: Sam Benator, Gavin Ellman, R’ Murray Berger, Joanne and Robert Max
The Atlanta Post also far exceeded the goal of supporting veterans and active duty Soldiers throughout Veterans Day. We spoke at local events about honoring our veterans and the contributions of the Jewish War Veterans Service Organization. We placed hundreds of American flags on Jewish Veterans graves at Greenwood, Arlington Park and Crest Lawn Cemeteries.
Many volunteers, including veterans and family members, arrived to help us raise funds over the Veterans Day Weekend. We passed out poppies and small American flags and collected donations to remind the public that JWV is thriving and supporting our veterans and active duty Soldiers of all faiths in Georgia. Over $5,000 was raised and these funds will go to support our volunteer events at the Atlanta VA Medical Center, Georgia War Veterans Home, Atlanta International Airport USO, Atlanta Veterans Empowerment Organization and others. We also support our active duty soldiers by sponsoring Shacharit Onegs at Ft. Benning’s Regimental Chapel of the Infantry.
The next Atlanta Post meeting will be Sunday, 09 Dec – the last night of Hanukkah. This will be our second annual JWV Atlanta Post Hanukkah Military Social. It will include a display of over 30 military themed menorahs, musical entertainment, a scrumptious Hanukkah buffet, to include sufganyot, latkes, and much more. For more information, please visit the JWV Atlanta Facebook page.
