Harvey Weiner Elected National Commander of the Jewish War Veterans of the USA
The Jewish War Veterans of the USA is delighted to announce that Harvey Weiner was elected National Commander at the 124th Annual National Convention in Richmond, Virginia.
Harvey served as the National Judge Advocate since 2013. He previously served on the National Executive Committee, as Vice Chairman of the Vietnam Veterans Committee and as Vice President of the National Court. He is the past Commander of the Massachusetts Department and past Post Commander of the Newton-Brookline Post #211. He is a life member of the JWV, the Vietnam Veterans of America and the Disabled American Veterans. He is a life member of and General Counsel to the National Museum of American Jewish Military History.
Harvey is a Vietnam War combat veteran, who, as an Army Captain, was an intelligence advisor to the Vietnamese. His combat experience includes small raids, night ambushes, mortar and rocket attacks, sniper fire and land mines. He was the recipient of the Bronze Star (M) among other decorations. After the war, he returned to Ft. Dix, N.J., where he defended 38 courts martial and was a Chief Investigating Officer.
Harvey is a U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Accredited Attorney and is admitted to both the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces and the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims. He has been trained and certified as a veterans’ mediator and has assisted in the training of other veterans’ mediators.
Harvey is active in the Jewish community. He is past president of Temple Beth Avodah in Newton and was on its Executive Board for 25 years. He has been the JWV representative on the Greater Boston Jewish Community Relations Council for 13 years.
Harvey has practiced civil litigation in Boston at Peabody & Arnold for over 47 years. He is president of the Massachusetts Bar Foundation and past president of the Federal Bar Association (Mass. Chapter), the Boston Inn of Court, and the Massachusetts Municipal Lawyers Association.
Harvey has been married for over 52 years to Linda, who was a Waiting Wife, has two adult children, one granddog and lives in Newton, Massachusetts.
We wish Harvey a successful year!
