NMAJMH Hosts Widow of Medal of Honor Recipient
By Cara Rinkoff, Managing Editor Father. Friend. Family. Those are the three words that Katie Celiz says in her mind best describe her late husband, Army Ranger Christopher Celiz. Katie […]
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Entries by Iryna Apple
Honoring All Our Service
By Rabbi Aaron Stucker-Rozovsky United States Marines Corporal Paul Fagundes, Lance Corporal Giovani Cruz, and Lance Corporal James May Jr. They weren’t shot by a Taliban sniper in Marjah, Afghanistan; […]
D’vrei HaShomrim by Rabbi Melinda Zalma
We live in a time of increasing polarization, where people don’t talk to friends and family who see the world differently. We seem to be moving farther away from each […]
The Jewish War Veterans Indispensable Role: Amended National Constitution and Bylaws
By National Commander Nelson L. Mellitz, Colonel, USAF, Ret. In February 2022, National Commander Alan Paley called for an update to JWV’s Constitution and Bylaws, including the numerous amendments proposed […]
Loretta Z. Weiss, Patriot Extraordinaire
By Eric Spinner, Post 652 Many women have served in our military over the years, and all have gone well beyond the normal expectations that society, in general, has set […]
Dr. Ken Hartman
By Ken Greenberg, National Executive Director Former Deputy Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) Tom Bowman participated in an advocacy session during the 2022 National Convention. During the session, National ExecuBy […]
What Can You Do About Anti-Semitism?
By David Levin, Post 425 It’s no secret that antisemitic and anti-Zionist activity has been on the rise in this country over the last few years. I use the term […]
Three Minutes – A Lengthening
By Ben Kane, Membership Director There was something odd happening in the Polish town of Nasielsk on a sunny day in 1938. A man by the name of David Kurtz […]
JWV Condemns Destruction at Vietnam Memorial in D.C.
The Jewish War Veterans of the United States of America condemns the actions of the person or people who burned a wreath and the directory at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial […]
