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 […]
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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. […]
JWV congratulates Denis McDonough on his confirmation as VA Secretary
JWV congratulates Denis McDonough on his confirmation as VA Secretary The Jewish War Veterans of the USA is extremely pleased by the Senate’s quick, bipartisan confirmation of Denis McDonough to […]
JWV Condemns Violent Actions at U.S. Capitol
January 7, 2021 We, who fought to protect the right to assemble, the right to free speech, and the right to protest, were saddened by the events that took place […]
Matthew Weinburke
Post: JWV Post 692 (Rockville, MD) Military Service: U.S. Public Health Service, U.S. Navy, and U.S. Army Member Since: 2017 1. Where and when did you serve in the military? […]
JWV Disaster Relief Makes A Difference
By Greg Lee The evening of September 8, 2020 started out fairly routine here in the mountains of Northern California. We even checked the status of the wildfires in our […]
Veterans Day – Post 757
Veterans Day, November 11, began as a perfect fall morning. A light breeze unfurled the stars and stripes just above the Texas and Israeli flags on the three flagpoles at […]
Remarks in Honor of a Veterans Shabbat
Captain Aaron Brumbaugh is a member of Congregation Shaarey Zedek in Southfield, Michigan and of Charles Shapiro-MG Maurice Rose Post 510. He is a decorated U.S. Army Infantry Officer with […]
Post 41 Commander Visits the National Veterans Resource Center (NVRC) at Syracuse University
By Gary Ginsburg Syracuse University has supported America’s veterans for more than 100 years. It started with military training conducted on campus for 1,000 men in 1918 during World War […]
