The community is invited to our virtual Veterans Day Commemoration to honor and thank our Veterans. Our guest speaker will be Congressman Jake Auchincloss, Marine Veteran. Congressman Auchincloss commanded infantry in Afghanistan and special operations in Panama and is currently a major in the reserves. This program is FREE and everyone is welcome. For more […]
November 11 11:00 am – 11:30 am Please join us as we honor Jewish Veterans - Dr. Hilton Title, Post Color Sergeant, to play TAPS in memory of Veterans. The names of the Post-9/11 Fallen will be read. A Minyan is needed for the Mourners’ Kaddish. Please attend. Location: Beth Israel Cemetery, 4400 Elysian Fields, […]
SPEAKER: Bob Schwartz -Retired Senior Policy Advisor to Counsel General of Israel to the MidWest TOPIC: What's New in Israel and the Middle East Frequently an ever-popular repeat presenter to our Post, Bob returns this year to report on new developments and possibly new actors in the Middle East and the world scene. Bob is a native of Philadelphia, and […]
Jewish War Veterans Post 54 will be hosting Alexi Vahlkamp, LCSW, as guest speaker on the topic of hospice and palliative care at Hines VA hospital at their March 12 at 10 am meeting. The meeting will be held online via Zoom. Our guest speaker, Alexi coordinates the Hospice and Palliative Care program at Hines […]
Ed Freeberg from JWV Post 652 has arranged with the Town of Hempstead to have an exhibit in their Lobby entitled Jewish Woman in the Military. The exhibit runs through the month of May which is Jewish Heritage Month. The exhibit includes pictures and stories of Jewish Women in the military from the Civil War […]
Please join us at our 128th Annual National convention on August 27 – September 1, 2023 in Jacksonville, Florida.
The Honorable Judge Sol and Jacqueline Gothard JWV Women’s Speakers Series “60 Years of Love. A Lifetime of Social Justice” Speaker: Marlene Trestman This Speakers’ Series is a celebration of the lives of the Gothards, two of Post 580’s most cherished members, and a way to recognize the roles and contributions of Jewish Women in […]
Friday, 10 November 2023 10:30 am – 11:30 am CST Hebrew Rest #3 Cemetery, 2101 Pelopidas Street, New Orleans, LA 70122 Remember Jews who served and sacrificed for our country this Veterans Day at Temple Sinai and Touro Synagogue’s Hebrew Rest #3 Cemetery. Dr. Hilton Title, Post Color Sergeant, will play TAPS. The names of […]
Join us at our annual Hanukkah Party for latkes, jelly doughnuts, gelt and song! Featured performance from the U.S. Army Klezmer Ensemble. Explore the museum and we'll eat, play games and sing. We'll also look at the ways Jews in the American military have continued the tradition of the Maccabees. Tour the museum at 6:00 […]
Please join us for NEC 2024! At NEC, there are numerous new and exciting meetings, including fundraising workshops, leadership meetings, policy meetings, and so much more!
