A Tribute to PNC David Hymes
By COL Herb Rosenbleeth, USA (Ret) National Executive Director Past National Commander David Hymes was one of my heroes. As a combat veteran in World War II, he received a […]
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Entries by Iryna Apple
Virtual Meeting with Biden-Harris Defense Transition Agency Review Team
By PNC Harvey Weiner JWV and other veterans’ organizations were invited to a virtual meeting with the Biden-Harris Defense Transition Agency Review Team on January 11, 2021. The purpose was […]
Redefining Transition – Jews and the Military in the Last Frontier
By Nona Safra As a child of Philadelphia’s Jewish community in the 1950s, I was surrounded by Jewish World War II veterans, Holocaust survivors, and immigrants from all over Europe. […]
Jewish Hatred and Anti-Israel Bias Continues to Spread
By Colonel Nelson L Mellitz, USAF, Ret. This is the second in a continuing series of articles in “The Jewish Veteran” on the ever-increasing anti-Semitism in the United States and […]
Member Spotlight: Murray Zolkower – One of Our Own Turns 100
By Larry Jasper On February 6, Murray Zolkower turned 100-years-old. Two months ahead of the celebration, his daughter Francine decided to see if she could get people to send 100 […]
VA Is Dedicated to Supporting Veterans Who Experienced MST
By Chris Skidmore, PhD Associate Director, Veterans Health Administration Military Sexual Trauma Support Every April, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) amplifies its year-round outreach during Sexual Assault Awareness Month […]
PFC. Steven A. Gershnow – Mission Accomplished
By Eric Spinner Fifty-one years after being killed in action in Vietnam, members of JWV’s Nassau-Suffolk District found the neglected headstone of Steven Gershnow at New Montefiore Cemetery in Farmingdale, […]
Passover: The Holiday of Rebirth and Renewal
By Rabbi Tracy Kaplowitz Like many Jews, Passover is my favorite holiday. The Seder is a fun family night filled with great food and lively conversation. Preparations for Passover force […]
Comrades Betrayed: Jewish World War I Veterans Under Hitler
By Sheldon Goldberg, PhD Between 1914 and 1918, 100,000 German Jews wore the field grey uniform of the Kaiser’s army to fight for Germany. Eighty-thousand served in combat and 12,000 […]
JWV Asks Colorado Town to Remove Cemetery Memorial
The Jewish War Veterans of the U.S.A. is calling on the town of Monument, Colorado to remove a memorial placed in its cemetery as part of an Eagle Scout project. […]
