ABOUT FACE: Jewish Refugees In The Armed Forces
By Ben Kane “About Face: Jewish Refugees in the Armed Forces,” is a documentary that tells the stories of Jewish men and women who left their homes and families to […]
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Entries by Iryna Apple
Blind Bombing: How Microwave Radar Brought the Allies to D-Day and Victory in WWII
By Sheldon Goldberg, Ph.D. Since the beginning of time, war has fostered technological innovation and inventions that changed the nature of combat: gunpowder in the ninth century; artillery and firearms […]
JWV Elects New National Commander and Vice Commander
The Jewish War Veterans of the U.S.A. (JWV) is pleased to announce it has elected Jeff Sacks National Commander and Alan Paley National Vice Commander during its 125th National Convention […]
Warrior Canine Connection Names Service Dog After JWV Member
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 10, 2020 Washington, D.C. – Warrior Canine Connection (WCC), a nonprofit that breeds, trains and places service dogs with Service Members and Veterans with visible and […]
The Gulf War
By Herb Rosenbleeth This summer marks 30 years since the beginning of the Gulf War, which began as Operation Desert Shield and was soon followed by Operation Desert Storm, the […]
The Power of One
By Rabbi Irwin Wiener In 1965, sitting in front of my television, a newsflash appeared listing the death toll in Vietnam. In those days, it was a daily occurrence. The […]
Societal Changes
By Retired Chaplain Col. Jacob Goldstein As I write this column, tectonic shifts and actions are occurring in our country. Our daily way of life has changed for many Americans […]
Major General Maurice Rose, One of World War II’s Greatest Combat Generals
By Falk Kantor During JWV’s 27th Annual Mission to Israel, I participated in a tour of the Armor Corps Museum at Latrun. Our tour guide, retired Brig. Gen. Zvi Kan-Tor […]
A Closer Look at “Still”
By Rebecca Bender At a 70th anniversary commemoration of the D-Day invasion at Fort Snelling, Minnesota, I read excerpts from a book my father and I wrote together. My father, […]
Post 180 in Israel
By Gershon Katz It’s widely known that Jewish members of the U.S. Armed Forces have served on many lands, fighting to protect America’s national interests or helping other nations break […]
