She thought she was “hardly worth mentioning”
By Joel Michaels Gladys L. Lonstein-Gaman, a member of our country’s “greatest generation,” recently passed away, just two weeks shy of her 100th birthday. She served in the United States […]
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Entries by Iryna Apple
Don’t Forget to Duck
By Sam Greenberg Marty was born in Wilks-Barre, PA, and he was one of three brothers. They grew up in a small town with around 4,000 Jews in the town, […]
Leadership Under Fire
By Marc Wolf From the remote mountains of Afghanistan, to the tip of Japan’s Honshu Island, to the desert sands of Iraq and to London’s urban jungle; I’ve spent much […]
PARASHAT EKEV
August 12, 2017 California Department Chaplain Dov Cohen from teachings of Bradley Shavit Artson What are you willing to die for? In the course of our daily routine, there are […]
Here’s what we’ve been up to this Spring
On March 22, 2017, National Commander Colonel Carl Singer testified before a joint session of the Senate and House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs. NC Singer presented the legislative priorities of […]
The Face of Battle
Review by Cindy Chambers and Jordana Green Laurent The National Portrait Gallery’s “The Face of Battle: Americans at War, 9/11 to Now” examines the toils and tribulations of modern warfare […]
“And Then There Were Three”- Long Beach, CA VA Medical Center Renamed for Tibor Rubin
By Chuck Ashman, Deputy Commander JWV California Sgt. Alvin York, the legendary Medal of Honor recipient from World War I, was the first person to have a VA Medical Center […]
JROTC Awards Banquet Tradition Continues
By Stan Levinson, Post 172 Commander Sarasota/Manatee Post 172 held its annual JROTC Awards Banquet was held on Sunday, February 19, 2017. It was a huge success. Each year, Post […]
Jewish War Veterans Support Cadet Jewish Warrior Weekend
By Dr. Barry Schneider Ft. Worth Post 755 and past TALO Department Commander Twenty-two cadets from the Air Force Academy, Virginia Military Academy (VMI), Amherst, Princeton, and Colorado State met […]
Improving Physical Security at Synagogues through Educating Stakeholders
By Geoff Terman, Edited by Adam Lammon Since 2005 there have been 42 separate attacks against people in or adjacent to houses of worship in the U.S., resulting in 137 […]
