Volume 72 • Number 3 • 2018 The Jewish Veteran A Jewish Voice for Veterans and a Veteran’s Voice for

Congratulations to Incoming From Generation to Generation JWV & JWVA By Lance Wang, National Editor “great fighters” from a non-. More Officers! A group of tired 2nd Lts. often it was like the line from the climbed onto the yellow school buses eponymous medical drama “House,” that were being used to transport them where Dr. House makes a wisecrack back and forth from their quarters to about the Jewish lack of athletic prow- the field for training. The year was ess to Dr. Taub, to which Taub retorts 1994, and I was at my basic course at “Sandy Koufax is Jewish. Greatest Fort Benning, Georgia. I was a few left-handed pitcher of all time.” House years older than the rest, having at- then says, “Sandy Koufax is all you tained the rank of Staff Sergeant prior Jews go on about…” to going to Candidate School Great athletic prowess and “great – most of them were straight out of fighters” are treated as notable ex- ROTC. A young blond Lieutenant, a ceptions in American-. corn-fed middle-America type, sat I’ve always found this curious. Where down next to me on the bus and made did this become part of the hand-me- JWV some small talk, concluding with an down nature of Jewish culture? How National Commander Lance Wang Fort Dix B-4-39 Basic inquiry as to the status of my person- Training in 1988. come the stereotypical Jewish moth- Dr. Barry J. Schneider al relationship with Jesus Christ. I er’s kvelling is “my son, the doctor,” politely mentioned that I was Jewish, the Christians to “take care of their not “my son, the soldier”? and was not interested in abandon- Jews,” and then remarked that “Jews This dichotomy is represented in the ing my faith. He paused for a second, were great fighters.” way the treats Jacob and Esau. clearly not expecting this turn in the That conversation stuck with Esau was an outdoors man, and “a conversation. Then he said something me for a while, for that was the first cunning hunter.” He is described as along the lines of scripture calling for time that I’d heard Jews referred to as Continued on page 14 Empowered Young Veterans Make Changes at JWV’s 123rd Annual Convention By Anna Selman, Programs and Terrorism (GWOT) Era (2001– pres- in overcoming the challenges we are Public Relations Coordinator ent), and many of those Gulf War and facing,” said Joshua Ochs, a member of JWVA The 123rd Annual Convention was one GWOT members were attending our JWV Post 243. National President of the youngest conventions JWV had convention for the first time. At the convention’s opening cer- Linda P. Singer in recent years. About 1/5th of those “This was my first convention, and emonies, the local post, Albert S. that attended were from the Gulf War I am glad that I attended. Meeting my Aronovitz Post 373 provided the Color Era (1991 - 2000) or the Global War on peers from the different states’ depart- Guard for the event. PNC David 7 Questions with ments, learning Hymes, who just turned 101, lead at- a JWV Member how the upper tendees in the Pledge of Allegiance. Page 7 echelons work, Afterwards, we were honored to host and attending BG Cindy Jebb, Representative Gus Convention (and participat- Bilirakis and VA Secretary Robert Highlights ing) in the pan- Wilkie. All were amazing speakers, Page 12 el discussions and we even learned that West Point is were all very opening up a new Space major. beneficial to “My favorite speaker was the young Jews in Green me. I left feeling Brigadier General from West Point. Page 16 empowered and She was absolutely amazing, and now I more confident Continued on page 13

CONTENTS D’vrei HaShomrim...... 2 JWV Convention Message From the Highlights...... 12 Commander...... 3 Reviews...... 17 On The Hill...... 4 National Ladies Auxiliary.....18 Membership Corner...... 6 Museum News...... 20 JWV in the Community...... 8 Taps...... 22 D'vrei HaShomrim THE JEWISH Our Service Never Ends VETERAN When we serve as Soldiers, Marines, Coast to serve. That is simply The Jewish Veteran is the Official Publication of the Jewish War Veterans of the of America Guardsmen, Airmen, and Sailors, we sacrifice a who we are at our core. great deal. We are away from our homes, commu- But we can’t be soldiers National Commander Dr. Barry S. Schneider nities, friends, and loved ones for extended periods all our days, nor were we National Editor Lance Wang Managing Editor Anna Selman of time. We are in a calling that inherently places meant to be. Taking off Graphics/Production Editor Christy Turner our lives on the line which is why some of us have our uniforms does not EDITORIAL OFFICE to go to places like Arlington National Cemetery mark the end of our ser- 1811 R Street, NW • Washington, D.C. 20009 to visit our friends, and some of the things that we vice, nor is it the closing Telephone (202) 265-6280 x504 experience stay with us long after we take off our of a book; rather, it is the Fax (202) 234-5662 E-mail [email protected] uniforms. No one can blame a veteran for wanting ending of one chapter in Aaron A. Rozovsky Web Site www.jwv.org to be left alone after having given so much. a lifetime of selflessly The Jewish Veteran is published 4 times a year: Toward the end of the book of Deuteronomy, giving back to our communities and our nation. Winter, Spring, Summer, and Fall, by the in parsha Ha-azinu (“Listen”), Moses delivers a As members of the armed forces, we demonstrate Jewish War Veterans lengthy sermon, often called “The Song of Moses.” to future generations why serving in uniform is of the United States of America He details what will happen to the if and so vital to embracing and upholding our national 1811 R Street, NW when they sin, and how they will be redeemed. character. Now as veterans, no longer in our dress Washington, DC 20009 After this powerful declaration, he tells the people, uniforms or battle fatigues, but sporting our civil- Periodical postage paid at Washington, DC, and at “Take to heart all the words with that I have warned ian attire, we must find new ways to serve. We must additional mailing offices. Postmaster: Send form 3579 to Jewish War Veterans, you this day. 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(courtesy ushistory.org) by it now deserves the love and thanks of man and Display your woman.” Almost two centuries later, President About the Author: Rabbi Aaron A. Rozovsky is a John F. Kennedy proclaimed, “Ask not what your 2018 ordainee of the Cincinnati campus of Hebrew JWV Membership proudly! country can do for you; ask what you can do for Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion. He is Shirts, caps, your country”. the Director of Rabbinical Services at the Goldring/ If Moses, Sforno, Paine, and Kennedy were Woldenberg Institute of Southern Jewish Life in and jackets! separated by so much time, distance, and circum- Jackson, Mississippi. Rabbi Rozovsky is also a stance, what could these men and their words Chaplain with the rank of Captain in the Rhode Post Banners possibly have in common? Perhaps it is this: our Island Army National Guard. 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2 The Jewish Veteran Volume 72 • Number 3 • 2018 www.jwv.org MESSAGE FROM THE COMMANDER National Commander Dr. Barry J. Schneider Dear Friends, will be equally busy with Veterans Day activities The museum is First let me say how honored and humble I am to in Washington, DC. As we remember the end of our face in DC. It serve as this year’s National Commander. I will WWI, let us not forget the heroes of that war. I en- tells what we have do my best to live up to your expectations. Please courage each echelon to develop a remembrance in done and what we feel free to contact me with any suggestions and/or your own community. do. Every member questions at [email protected]. This year’s Allied Mission trip to has of JWV should The High Holy Days are a time for reflection been totally revamped! Please review the itiner- be a member of and new beginnings. As we usher in 5779, I chal- ary located elsewhere in the paper. With the help the museum. Post lenge you to reflect on the many good things we of David Dinour and Aviatours, a very special trip Commanders at JWV do for our veterans and service members. has been planned. We believe it will appeal to mil- take hold of the issue and ensure new and renewing This time of year we ask G—d for the strength to itary and civilians alike, as well as those allied vet- members are encouraged to join. Talk to your syn- make ourselves better than we were last year and erans our various Departments will be sending on agogues, JCC’s Federations and insure they make remove the burden of regret from last year. My per- this exciting trip. As an added bonus, an extension the museum a priority stop when they take students sonal wish is for each of you and your families to tour to Egypt has been scheduled. The itinerary is to Washington. have a sweet, healthy and successful new year. certain to excite the senses and enlighten the mind. As a final comment, remember it is now time The year started off with a bang! The Tampa Please register now! to renew for 2019. Review your membership ros- convention was one of the best in memory. The I am pleased to announce the renavigations of ter. Call, email or write those members in arrears. revised format has put new emphasis on work- the Gulf War veterans committee under the able Your voting strength and NEC delegation is based shops which will help us improve efficiency in leadership of Rochel Hayman from Arizona. She on paid membership. delivering our various programs. Should you have is very attuned to the needs of our younger active As we march into the future, please know that suggestions for workshops, best practices ses- duty personnel and veterans. I know she will do I appreciate the efforts put forward by each of you. sions or speakers, please contact Anna Selman at much to bring them into the fold. National Headquarters or email me at the above To the ladies of JWVA, congratulations to address. Congratulations to our National staff and President Singer. I look forward to working to- Convention Committee for all their hard work. gether for the mutual benefit of both organizations. August saw me in New Orleans and Shreveport Together, united, we stand stronger and more effi- to say hello and offer assistance to the Posts in cient in carrying out our common mission. both cities. In early September, I joined Post 256 Membership continues to be a major goal. We in Dallas for their annual BBQ luncheon for home- need more, new and younger members. They are less veterans. Over 120 veterans were served a out there. Your job is to find them and let them delicious lunch. Later in September, I had the op- know, regardless of age, that JWV has meaning and portunity to visit the Capt. David Greene Post 344 value to them and their families. At last count there in Denver. In Boulder, Colorado, I met with the are over 50,000 Jewish veterans waiting to be asked University of Colorado ROTC Cadet Corps and to join JWV. All they need is to be asked. Please NC Dr. Barry J. Schneider serving homeless the University Veteran Assistance Officer. This fall ASK THEM! Let us not forget about our museum. veterans at Post 256’s Annual BBQ for the Homeless. Update on Jewish Iraqi Artifacts By Julian Haber, Post 755 the territory. The Israelites under ’s ear- area. King Cyrus gave the Israelites an alterna- In 2002, U.S. and other intelligence services in- ly occupation were permitted to occupy and, un- tive to return to their native land and rebuild their formed President George Bush that Iraq was hiding der supervision, rule the area. However, a series of temple. Only forty thousand of a population of weapons of mass destruction with intent to use them. revolutions attempted to establish self-government one-hundred and twenty thousand went back. The In March 2003, an American coalition un- with consequences changing our history forever. remainder lived in an environment of cultural inno- leashed a massive bombardment of Baghdad. In 597 B.C.E., the king of Babylonia, vation. They established learning academies. The By April the Third Infantry Division entered the Nebuchadnezzar, responded to an Israelite revolt key work of these academies was compilations of Iraqi capital. Soon thereafter, the army sent a by laying siege to . He partially despoiled the Babylonian . Here, Hillel established Special Forces search group to explore Saddam’s the temple and deported the Hebraic King, his the authority of the mincha or oral law. A founda- Intelligence Services building. Their objective was court and thousands of his followers to Babylonia. tion was laid for the pharisaic movement and what the basement. Dark and flooded, what secrets or Eleven years later Judaic armies once again revolt- would later become rabbinic . new and strange weapons did it hold? ed. A second siege of Jerusalem lasted eighteen Thereafter, a succession of Islamic, Arab and Many Jewish soldiers saw combat in Iraq in months. So angry were the Babylonian rulers that Mongolian governed. Most were antagonistic to the following years. Little did most of them realize the temple and city were burned to the ground. the Jews living there and much of the freedom and they were traveling over a land with a rich Jewish What was left of the population was deported. progress under Persian rule was eroded. history and heritage. Any outward signs of Hillel, Eventually, the Persian Empire overran the The Ottomans began to rule the area in the Ezra, the Mincha, Babylonian Talmud, Abraham, sixteenth century and, with the exception of fifteen Sarah and other signs of that antiquity had long ago years, their control extended until the end of World disappeared on the winds of hatred and despair. War I. While overall they were considered tolerant, The area in and surrounding Iraq is one of the they ruled by Muslim law where Jews were con- most ancient, important and interesting histories of sidered inferior. They enacted a poll and protection the diaspora. It technically extends back 2700 years tax. Jews on occasion held government jobs and to when Abraham of Ur, his wife Sarah and family were drafted into the Ottoman army. In 1919 some migrated from the area that is now part of Iraq to 90,000 Jews lived in Iraq. the land of . The under English and When the Assyrian Army defeated the French influence created several mandates. Among Kingdom of Israel in 722 BCE, some of the defeat- those was the Mesopotamia mandate. In as much ed soldiers and their families fled to areas occupied as ancient Arab literature used the name Iraq for currently by Iraq. This part of the globe was in Books set out for drying. the area, its name was changed. Twelve years later constant flux, and soon the Babylonians occupied Photo: Iraqi Jewish Archive. Continued on page 14 www.jwv.org Volume 72 • Number 3 • 2018 The Jewish Veteran 3 ON THE HILL L’Shana Tova from President Donald Trump By Sabrina Fine, Communications Intern ficials could not find an accepting country for Palij. Ahead of the Jewish New Year 5779 (2018), Jewish “We renew our pledge to confront anti-Sem- War Veterans of the U.S.A. participated in a phone itism and hatred in all of its forms,” said Trump. call with President Donald Trump. The President Alan Dershowitz, a participant in the call, was introduced by his son-in-law and senior advi- thanked the President for doing what others have sor Jared Kushner. not been able to do. “As we enter the final days of the month of Elul Dershowitz asked, “Mr. President, should the on the Jewish calendar the Jewish tradition calls for Jewish community be optimistic that you can help the month leading into Rosh Hashanah to be one of bring about a peaceful resolution of the conflict introspection and reflection,” said Kushner. that we all pray for all the time?” After the brief introduction the 45th President Referring to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict the joined the call. President responded with a strong yes. Trump stat- President Donald Trump on call. “To many , Jewish leaders and friends Photo: The Times of Israel ed that while it is a challenge, his administration is who are on the line I am delighted to wish you working diligently on getting a deal. L’Shana Tova, a sweet new year and you will have David Friedman, the United States Ambassador Norman Coleman, chairman of the Republican many others,” said Trump. to Israel, also participated in the call and praised Jewish coalition, also participated in the call. Trump expressed his deep gratitude to the the opening of the Embassy as a significant and “In the spirit of introspection and reflection Jewish people. Despite the Jewish people’s history joyous moment. that we as Jews are called upon to do this time of of suffering and persecution, they have continued “The embassy in Jerusalem has become a ma- year, please allow me to thank you for the courage to thrive and contribute to the world. jor tourist site in Israel,” said Friedman. “People and wisdom you’ve demonstrated in the promises Trump also stated his close personal connec- just pull-up their cars, they get out, they take pic- made and promises kept this year that have really tion to the Jewish people. His daughter Ivanka and tures. I have seen some people praying there. I have strengthened the U.S. Israel relation.” her husband Jared are Jewish and the President is actually seen many people crying there.” Coleman questioned the President. proud of and loves his Jewish grandchildren. Another credit given to the Trump administra- “Where do we go from here with Iran? What During the High Holidays, reflection, atone- tion was the withdrawal from the United Nations more can we do to neutralize Iran’s ongoing ef- ment and remembrance are important, and the Human Rights Council. In June, Secretary of State fort to destabilize the gulf region and continually President reflected on some of his achievements for Mike Pompeo and Ambassador to the U.N. Nikki threaten Israel’s existence?” the Jewish people. Haley announced the decision. One of the reasons Trump said we will see what happens down “As we hear the sound of shofars called this was stated by Haley to be the council having a the road and Iran is different now than before he year we have much to celebrate as a nation,” said “chronic bias against Israel”. became President. Trump stated that pulling out of Trump. “Opportunities for all Americans are soar- During the call, Trump also mentioned a the Iran deal was good for Israel and world peace ing, record numbers of Americans are working.” long-overdue success with the of the and has demonstrated he has Israel and the Jewish Another of Trump’s administration’s accom- last known Nazi war criminal from the United people’s safety and security in mind. plishments was moving the US embassy to Jerusalem States in August. Ninety-five year old Jakiw Palij “May you be inscribed in the book of life,” said on May 14, 2018 at 4 p.m. The date and time is note- was a guard and associated with terrible atrocities Trump. “I send my warmest wishes to the Jewish worthy because David Ben-Gurion declared Israel’s during . Palij’s deportation was or- people in the United States and around the world as independence the same date and time 70 years ago. dered in 2004, however for 14 years American of- we approach the high holidays.”

Space Force? By PNC Carl Singer troller, posthumously received the Medal of Honor The United States military must have a well-de- for his efforts in ground combat saving the lives of fined mission and capability in space. Briefly the Army Rangers in Afghanistan. Ted Williams, as military needs to consider both offensive and de- some of you may recall, was a pilot – in the Marine fensive requirements: Corps. Similarly planes that take off from aircraft • Space is the high ground for observation – satellite carriers belong to the Navy, not the Air Force. imagery and sensors provide valuable information. Those of you who are members of the great- est generation remember that during World War • Space is a communications platform – many II there were only three branches of service: the forms of communication and GPS rely on space- Army, The Navy and the Marine Corps. (Note: based satellites. the Marine Corps was tethered to the Navy for Air Force Space Commander Headquarters. Photo: Air Force Times • Space possibly can serve as a weapons platform. much of its logistic support.) Not to be overlooked • We need to defend against disruption of the above there was also the Coast Guard and the Merchant the Air Force Material Command, and the Air space-based capabilities / assets. Marines whose wartime roles were significant. Mobility Command. And, yes, the Air Force has You will note that there was no Air Force. There the Air Force Space Command! Its mission is the I’ve jumped the gun – what is “space” – where was, of course, the Army Air Corps. “Development and operation of military space and does “earth” or “sky” end and where does “space” On September 18, 1947 after considerable cyberspace technologies.” start? This is an interesting boundary question. Is analysis and planning The National Security Act Would the mission be better accomplished it the troposphere? Is it the stratosphere? Does it of 1947 established the Department of Defense with a separate branch of service? In a word, NO! matter? with the Joint Chiefs of Staff (to replace the War The integration, interdependence and cooperation Department and the Navy Department) and also among the various commands would be severely Force Structure: the U.S. Air Force as a separate branch of service. hampered. There is nowhere near the critical mass By design, there is significant specialization and ca- Here is the question that needs deep analysis appropriate to warrant the creation of a separate pability overlap within the United States Military. – is the above mission best accomplished by a sep- branch – the Space Force. Perhaps twenty years For example, the mission against Osama bin Laden, arate “Space Force” or by levying these require- from now there will be a need to spawn a space which took place over 750 miles from the nearest ments on the Air Force and the other branches? force – similar to the transition of the Army Air ocean, was conducted by Navy Seals. Recently Currently, the Air Force has ten distinct com- Corps to the Air Force – but that time is not now. Air Force Tech. Sgt. John Chapman, a combat con- mands, including: the Air Combat Command, The Space Force idea is lots of sizzle, no steak. 4 The Jewish Veteran Volume 72 • Number 3 • 2018 www.jwv.org ON THE HILL 2019 National Defense Authorization Act By Sabrina Fine, Communications Intern Military’s strength while also ensuring training The senate has approved the National Defense and readiness preparations are much safer.” Authorization Act (NDAA) for the fiscal year 2019. After reading the investigation on the incidents The NDAA specifies the annual budget and expen- Sen. Ben Sasse, (R-NE) said, “We are dangerously ditures of the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD). underinvesting in our military,” he said. “Training, The budget is $716 billion for defense and has been readiness and maintenance are hit the earliest -- named for Senate Armed Services Committee and tragic errors like this are the canary-in-the- Chairman John S. McCain (R-AZ). mine warning bells.” “This year’s NDAA represents an important The increase will also allow the Army to conduct opportunity to implement an effective approach 20 Combat Training Center rotations and 4 rotations to confront a growing array of threats around the for the Army National Guard. The Marine Corps is world. The administration’s National Defense also allocated full capacity for training exercises. Strategy outlined a framework for identifying and “Training across all services have benefited by prioritizing these threats. Through the NDAA, House Armed Services Committee member Mac dramatic training provisions of the McCain NDAA Congress is fulfilling its duty to provide America’s Thornberry talking about legislation. Photo: HASC. ‘19. For example, the Army will get additional ro- service members the resources and tools they need tations at its various Combat Training Centers and to succeed,” said Chairman McCain in a statement a decade. It also extends special bonuses for reten- the Marine Corps will be able to improve their about the bill. tion in high-demand areas. full-spectrum collective training exercises. These This particular NDAA is meant to aid in avi- “Every day, the Army is fighting for us, and large-scale, large-unit training exercises are crit- ation readiness, repairing equipment, readiness at now we’re fighting for you,” said President Donald ical for being able to succeed in planned deploy- sea and building a modern force. It allows for the Trump. He signed the defense bill in Fort Drum, ments and to be ready for presently unknown con- construction of 13 new warships, $225.3 million to New York. In an address to troops he detailed his tingencies,” said Retired Army Maj. Gen. David modernize Army combat vehicles and $170 million support of the bill and commended the military. Rubenstein to invest in missile defense. Additionally it means increased training fund- Secretary Mattis stated in the NDAA confer- The funding has risen. Last year $613.8 billion ing for each service. In 2017 nearly 4 times as many ence report that “countries like Russia and China was authorized in base funding. This year’s raise members of the military died in training accidents are reasserting their power and leveraging new was largely approved with a bipartisan vote of 87- as were killed in combat. Twenty-one service technologies, our competitive edge has eroded in 10. According to the NDAA conference summary members died in combat while 80 died as a result every domain of warfare, air, land, sea, space, and on the armedservices.house.gov website the fund- of training accidents. As of May 2018, 25 service cyberspace and it is continuing to erode.” ing will “improve military agility, while simultane- members died in military aviation mishaps. To address threats the DoD must invest in ously restoring readiness and increasing capability The Arleigh Burke-Class destroyer USS John emerging technologies and cyber policies as well and capacity in a force that has been asked to do too McCain (DDG-56) and the guided-missile destroy- as operations. much with too little for too long.” er USS Fitzgerald (DDG 62) both suffered from Overall, the John S. McCain NDAA will fur- The NDAA conference report emphasizes the collisions in the span of two months, tragically ther the effort and strengthen the DoD. McCain’s need for retention and growth in the size of the causing 17 Sailors to die. It also cost millions of work on the NDAA was one of his last contribu- Army, Navy, Air Force, Naval and Air Reserve, dollars in repairs. tions to our country. and Air Guard as requested by the services. Navy investigations found that both accidents McCain was a Vietnam War hero and Prisoner Recruitment would alleviate some overworked ser- were related to ongoing Navy readiness problems. of War (POW), a Senator and a presidential nomi- vice members. The budget also allows a 2.6% pay According to the NDAA “the committee believes nee. He died August 25, 2018 after suffering from a raise for troops, which is the largest raise in nearly that the conference report will begin to restore the malignant brain tumor called glioblastoma.

Changes in Retiree Dental Plans Coming Next Year By Anna Selman, Programs and are covered by the insurance carrier Blue Cross/ Public Relations Coordinator Blue Shield paid $7.17 more per biweekly pay In July, all military retirees received a postcard period than the previous year for self-only cov- from TRICARE in their mailboxes. “Get Ready: erage, $17.04 more for self plus one other person, You may enroll during Open Season -- from Nov. and $17.72 for self and family coverage. This is a 12 through Dec. 10, 2018 -- visit tricare.benefeds. lot for military retirees on a fixed income, but for com to learn more about FEDVIP open season and Global War on Terror Veterans, they may be able to sign up for email alerts,” the postcard stated. to absorb the costs because they are still working. Military retirees are facing a big question this One of the greatest advantages to this change holiday-season: which Federal Employees Dental is the ability to pick a vision plan for military re- and Vision Insurance Program (FEDVIP) to pick tirees. This comprehensive vision coverage, in- for the next year. The current TRICARE Retiree A retiree gets his teeth examined, Nov. 15, 2013. cluding eyeglasses or contacts, is in addition to Dental Program will end on December 31st, and Photo: U.S. Air Force/Senior Airman Matthew Lotz. the routine eye exams. those who were eligible for the old plan must There is one significant disadvantage to this pick from 10 dental carriers available through Retirees are definitely getting more choices. change. If anyone in your family is receiving FEDVIP. The enrollment period will begin on However, the costs of those choices are another orthodontic care through the TRICARE Retiree November 12th, which gives retirees a little over thing entirely. In 2018, health insurance premi- Dental Plan, many plans will have a year-long a month to choose. ums for FEDVIP increased by 6.1 percent, but waiting period before they will cover orthodon- The FEDVIP program has been in place for since Federal employees received a pay raise in tics. Just because you are receiving that care un- quite some time and Federal employees, like those 2018, the inflation was minimal for them. der your current plan, it does not mean it will who work at the VA, are already using FEDVIP, However, military retirees do not get the same automatically be available for you without a wait and since the quickest growing group of retirees “pay raises” as Federal employees, and these pre- under every new plan. So, you must be extra care- are from the Global War on Terror, many of these mium increases should be looked at carefully. ful to select the right plan. retirees are already using the program. The nearly two-thirds of FEDVIP enrollees that Continued on page 17 www.jwv.org Volume 72 • Number 3 • 2018 The Jewish Veteran 5 MEMBERSHIP CORNER How to Run A Veterans Day Ceremony at Your Local Jewish Community Center, or School What is the purpose of JWV Posts running Reading, (7) TAPS and (8) Closing Benediction. through our Veterans Day ceremonies? 1) Prelude and Posting of Colors —A procession Project Maggid Veterans Day is an excellent opportunity for and posting of the Nation’s colors (the American program. Please JWV Posts to interact with their local Jewish com- Flag) is always a moving event. Local veterans contact JWV’s munities - to remind them that Jewish veterans ex- service organizations or JROTC programs often Programs ist and live among them. We must capitalize on participate with their impressive array of military Department if this opportunity by reaching out to our local JCCs, banners and American flags. you are inter- and schools in order to remind the ested in getting Jewish community of their proud and historic ser- 2) Pledge of Allegiance and the National Anthem a speaker. vice to the United States. — The program chairperson should invite the audi- COL (ret) Barry Lischinsky ence to stand and join in the Pledge of Allegiance 6) Selected Membership Chairman What is Veterans Day? and singing of the National Anthem. Reading Veterans Day originated as “Armistice Day” on —A reading of a well-known patriotic ad- Nov. 11, 1919, the first anniversary of the end of 3) Introductory Remarks — Brief introducto- dress by a famous military hero by a talented (WWI). Congress passed a resolution ry remarks can set the tone for the program. This student can be effective. Selected readings in 1926 for an annual observance, and Nov. 11 be- year, it would be appropriate to give a brief history are available from the National Museum came a national holiday beginning in 1938. Unlike of WWI and the of American Jewish . impact that it Memorial Day, Veterans Day pays tribute to all 7) Moment of Silence, Taps — While Veterans American veterans—living or dead—but especial- has had through our nation. A Day is primarily a tribute to America’s living vet- ly gives thanks to living veterans who served their erans, and should be observed more as a celebra- country honorably during war or peacetime. guide on WWI can be found tion than as a somber remembrance, it is always ap- What is the importance of the 100th anniversa- propriate to include a moment of respect for those ry of the Armistice of WWI? at the WWI Centennial who gave their lives for their country. This year, This Veterans Day is the 100th anniversary of the C om m i s sion the Jewish community lost two American heroes in Armistice (the peace agreement) of WWI. WWI re- website, and in- the line of fire – Captain Samuel Schultz and SFC mains America’s forgotten war, even though more formation about Christopher Celiz. It is important to remind the Americans gave their lives in that war than the wars Jewish soldiers Jewish community of their stories and the stories of of Korea and Vietnam combined. More than four during WWI the other 15,000 current Jewish service members. million American families sent their sons and daugh- can be found 8) Closing Benediction — Inviting a local Rabbi ters to serve in uniform during WWI, and 225,000 Mike London speaking to group. at the National or a lay leader can be a meaningful way to end American Jews served in that war – many of them Museum of the ceremony. The Prayer for America’s military new immigrants. It was also the first time women American Jewish Military History website. personnel is appropriate. A link to the lyrics and were formally introduced into the Army, and we are 4) Introduction of Guests — Dignitaries selected as musical accompaniment can be found at the JWB proud to say that the first female doctor in the US special guests may include Jewish Chaplain’s Council website. Army, Kate Karpeles, was a proud Jewish woman local government officials, and the daughter in law to a Jewish Medal of Honor distinguished military per- Recipient. By learning and teaching our community sonnel and veterans from about our service, we are not only teaching the next your community, all of generation, but we are also making a promise to this whom should be introduced generation of soldiers and sailors that their service at the event. will not be forgotten 100 years from now. 5) Principal Speaker How do I run a Veterans Day Ceremony? — Your principal speak- The ceremony itself consists of 8 parts: (1) Posting er should be invited far of the colors, (2) Pledge of Allegiance and National enough in advance to allow adequate preparation for Anthem, (3) Introductory Remarks, (4) Introduction your program. JWV is of Special Guests, (5) Principal Speaker, (6) Special able to provide speakers Bob Shay taking Jewish youth to cemetery for Veterans Day 2017. Working With Your Local JCC By Larry Jasper, Commander, Post 373 One location in Delaware sent the following photo I recently had Heidi send out a message from For those who were able to attend the 123rd Annual of a JWV display they have. Congratulations to the my Post about what we do and why. This went out Convention of the Jewish War Veterans of the Department of Delaware! to the 7,000 people on the JCC mailing list. I am United States, you had the privilege of hearing hoping to get some interest from this. Heidi Shimberg, Chief Operating Officer (COO) Currently, there is no Jewish Chaplain avail- of Programs and Services for the Tampa Jewish able at MacDill Air Force Base. I am working on a Community Centers and Federation, speak about plan to enlist the aid of local Rabbis to provide ser- the relationship possibilities between the JWV and vices on a rotating basis for the Jewish personnel at your local JCC. MacDill. Part of my plan is to discuss with Heidi I had the honor of speaking with Heidi Shimberg, the possibility of partnering with us to provide the the Executive Director of the Tampa JCC, prior to Oneg following the services. her speaking at the Convention. We discussed vari- I would encourage all Post Commanders and/or ous ways in which that relationship could be expand- State Commanders to reach out to their respective ed beyond the JCC providing a meeting space. One JCCs and see what can mutually be done to benefit of the ideas I proposed to Heidi was to provide some both organizations. A display as shown above can wall space for a permanent JWV display. Heidi then be a great advertising tool and may help bring in communicated with her counterparts around the new members. I would like to hear of anything that country to see what they have done and are doing. JWV Delaware Board at their local JCC. other Posts are doing with their JCC. 6 The Jewish Veteran Volume 72 • Number 3 • 2018 www.jwv.org 7 Questions with a JWV Member Member: Joshua Ochs cial media and actual shaking hands with folks. Post: JWV Post 243 FL 4. What is an American tradition that makes you Current Residence: Miami, the proudest? Seeing our National Colors flying in the local com- Military Service: 1993-2017 munities, where it is not a requirement but a choice. Member Since Year: 2002 5. What is the best military Jewish holiday story you have? 1. When and why did you serve in the military? Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan, 2007. As the Back in 1993 I was twenty years old, working full- Jewish Lay Leader, my Company Commander was time as a cashier in a major supermarket while also able to secure everything we needed for Passover going to school full-time. When I lost my job, I lost services, including some Manischewitz. He led the my means to pay for my education. So, I set out to seder, we all embraced the significance of the mo- find my next work opportunity. I happened upon a ment, and finished off the wine. recruiting office for the Army National Guard, already somewhat aware of the monetary 6. What is your favorite movie about the mili- benefits. Three days later I was sworn in. I left for tary and did it relate with your experience in the basic combat training at Fort Jackson, S.C. two military? months after that, followed by Advanced Individual I don’t have a “favorite” military movie, I don’t en- training in Fort Gordon, GA. The lifestyle fit me so joy them as I once did. But the last military movie well that when I became eligible, I transferred into 3. What is a program that JWV offers, in which I watched was American Sniper, and it was pretty the Regular Army, never looking back. you would like to be more involved with, and why? spot on. Definitely relatable to my time in Iraq. I am definitely focusing my time on increasing 2. How did you get introduced to JWV? 7. What song gets you pumped up for a work out? membership. I’m using my platform to improve re- When I was stationed at Fort Monmouth, NJ, some- My workout playlist contains Chevelle, System lations with the local JROTC programs, supporting one made me aware. I don’t remember the conver- of a Down, Avenged Sevenfold, a few others. the US Navy Sea Cadet Corps (USNSCC) Training sation or circumstances. Depending on what exercise I’m about to perform Division NAS Richmond, and advertising with so- determines how much motivation I really need. NEW MEMBERS DEPARTMENT AT LARGE Stern, Howard L. - Post 352 DEPARTMENT OF NEW YORK Fleischer, Bernard - Post 344 Warshawsky, Rudolph - Post 631 Ani, David - Post 6  Komitzsky, Elyse M. - Post 100 DEPARTMENT OF ILLINOIS Dougherty, Kevin - Post 2 Meizius, Hershal L. - Post 100 Finkelstein, Joshua J. - Post 425 Deutch, Myron J. - Post 29 Registration now open for Scheer, Andrew - Post 1 Stracher, Donald G. - Post 106 Gonzalez, Manny - Post 29 Shapiro, Michael S. - Post 100 Weinbach, Jay - Post 425 Jewish Warrior Weekend Price, Selwin E. - Post 710 Silberman, Fred - Post 686 Calling all Jewish cadets, midshipmen, and DEPARTMENT OF MIDWEST DEPARTMENT OF OHIO DEPARTMENT OF NEVADA Birnbaum, Alan L. - Post 44 junior officers: registration is now open for Erlichman, Raymond S. - Post 605 Anderson, Walter J. - Post 65 Males, U. H. - Post 44 Jewish Warrior Weekend! Katz, Eliot J. - Post 644 Meisel, Arthur - Post 64 Kodner, Ira J. - Post 644 DEPARTMENT OF PENNSYLVANIA Jewish Warrior Weekend is a Shabbaton Mendelson, David A. - Post 65 Kolker, Stanley S. - Post 644 Soltroff, Jeremy - Post 98 for all Jewish cadets, midshipman and Junior Zeidner, Cynthia - Post 65 DEPARTMENT OF MARYLAND Soltroff, Rhonda - Post 98 officers in the U.S. Armed Forces. The mis- DEPARTMENT OF CALIFORNIA Hillman, Richard L. - Post 380 DEPARTMENT OF SOUTHWEST sion of Jewish Warrior Weekend is to reaffirm Axe, Norman G. - Post 118 Miller, Allan R. - Post 567 Aragon, Jesse - Post 194 the participants commitment to the military, Baliber, Neil D. - Post 603 Salenger, Norman S. - Post 567 Eisenberg, Billy - Post 210 create a support network of Jewish military Echeverria, Victor E. - Post 138 Speier, Peter M. - Post 380 Eisenberg, Judy A. - Post 210 Graf, Gerald - Post 385 personnel, change the general perception Kass, Karen R. - Post 194 Litwack, Morris J. - Post 138 DEPARTMENT OF MICHIGAN about Jewish participation in the American Lipsman, Frances W. - Post 210 military, empower participants to talk about Markowitz, Paul J. - Post 385 Adler, Edward - Post 474 their Jewish identity with their non-Jewish Rosenberg, Max - Post 118 Anchill, Allan - Post 474 DEPARTMENT OF TALO Wagner, Donald A. - Post 135 peers and teach participants about historical Silbermann, Barry D. - Post 118 Berman, Harold B. - Post 256 Cohen, David C. - Post 256 contributions of Jewish service members in DEPARTMENT OF FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF MINNESOTA Cohen, Murray L. - Post 755 Abrams, Michael A. - Post 352 Jewett, Richard E. - Post 354 the American Armed Forces. Fried, Adrienne B. - Post 256 Elson, Leon O. - Post 941 Renalls, Carl E. - Post 354 Garrison, Eric - Post 256 Registration, housing and meals are Feingold, Alfred - Post 243 Rosenblum, Freeman N. - Post 331 Hansen, Bryce J. - Post 256 all covered by one fee, and the cost of the Gold, Jack S. - Post 631 DEPARTMENT OF NEW JERSEY Kusin, Melvin S. - Post 256 weekend is determined by which type of room Gortz, Richard P. - Post 941 Fritts, David F. - Post 695 Meier, David R. - Post 256 you will be requesting. There are scholarships Grebler, Melvin - Post 440 Goldberg, Harriet E - Post 651 Olivo, Andrew C. - Post 256 available, and they will be given out at the Lieberson, David - Post 631 Goldstein, Beatrice E. - Post 651 Roberts, Lewis S. - Post 256 Marcus, Mike H. - Post 639 weekend upon need and attendance. No Krischenbaum, Jack - Post 609 Thomas, John L. - Post 256 Schinkevitz, Norman G. - Post 440 scholarship will be awarded before the Rock, Jamie J. - Post 740 Zimmerman, Brian - Post 755 Schwartz, Harold - Post 941 weekend. Schulman, Harold - Post 609 Singer, Herman B. - Post 698 Sternthal, Lawrence H. - Post 39 DEPARTMENT OF VA-NC Jewish Warrior Weekend will take place Steamer, Donald - Post 243 Blatt, Richard - Post 299 Weil, Sandra J. - Post 178 from Thursday, November 8th, 2018 to Stern, Bryan C. - Post 373 November 11, 2018 at the Kimpton Carlyle Hotel in Washington D.C. To reserve your Post Management spot, please register no later than November To make things easy, all forms for running your post can be found in one spot on the JWV website. 2, 2018. For more information, or to register, Go to www.jwv.org, and you will see a Membership tab on the top navigation bar. Click it and then please visit https://jwvusafoundation.org. If click on Member Resources from the drop down menu. On the sidebar on the right, in a grey box, you have any other questions or comments, you will see links to all sorts of information. The link you need is Discover the Ins & Outs of Post please direct them to JWVF staff at Management. This link will take you to a page that contains forms for Installation, everyday business, [email protected]. Thank you and we are Financial Administration, and official Membership memos. The 2019 Finance Board Report will be excited to see you there! found here closer to the start of 2019.

www.jwv.org Volume 72 • Number 3 • 2018 The Jewish Veteran 7 JWV IN THE COMMUNITY Supreme Act of Respect Is What Jewish Veterans Do By Greg Lee, Department Commander of California his Commanding Officer with a request to delay Every day, people enquire, “what does JWV do?” his reporting for duty by one day so he could at- The answer varies because there are more than tend the funeral of Sgt. Rosenkrantz. The CO im- 300 local posts that represent the organization. mediately affirmed that action and Yudin was set. One of our missions as Jews and Jewish War CSM Yudin then coordinated the order of battle Veterans is to ensure that every single one of our at the cemetery services by contacting the ceme- service members receives a dignified and proper tery director, the Family of Sgt. Rosenkrantz, and burial. Usually that happens without a problem, some local Rabbis. but sometimes we must get involved. CSM Yudin then “suited up” in his military What do you do when the person who needs dress blues and drove 75 miles to the Riverside to be interred has no identification? What do you Cemetery on one of the hottest days in California do when the person has been missing since World history. He proudly represented Jewish War War II? Veterans as he paid his respects to a Jewish hero. Sgt. David Rosenkrantz had no identification He represented JWV, the Jewish people and him- and he was missing since WWII. He was a true self in the finest tradition of service and Mitzvot. airborne hero, dropped behind enemy lines, never CSM Sam Yudin at SSG Rosenkrantz Internment. So in case you ever wondered - this act of to be seen again, but thanks to modern technolo- supreme respect represents one thing that Jewish gy and DNA testing, Sgt. Rosenkrantz was finally Department of California echelon. Commander War Veterans does! identified. His remains that had been in cold stor- Greg Lee made some phone calls. age for 70 years have been cleared for interment. The most important call was to the Tibor He was to be transferred to Riverside National Rubin Post 786 Commander Sam Yudin. CSM JWB Survey to Provide Insight Into Cemetery and buried just like the 35-50 burials Yudin is not only an active JWV member but Needs of Jews Who Serve that take place there every day. We also learned an Active Duty soldier in the US Army. Rabbi that the ceremony was not going to be a Jewish David Becker from the California National Guard By Marla Cohen, JCC Association ceremony, which we can assume Sgt. Rosenkrantz also answered the call to help make sure that this To better understand the needs of Jews in the would have wanted. Jewish soldier received a Jewish burial, and with- United States military, Jewish Welfare Board When Jewish War Veterans learned of this out either of their help, this soldier would not have (JWB) Jewish Chaplains Council is surveying monumental event, they sprang into action. the burial that he deserved. those who serve or have served our country in National Headquarters reached out to the Yudin immediately stepped up and contacted uniform. The survey, which is being conducted in con- junction with other endorsers of Jewish chaplains, Eagle Scout Ceremony in Florida Aleph and Pirchei Shoshanim, is the first of its extent and kind, according to Rabbi Irving Elson, By Scott Wilson, Post 639 years believe that many can grow a better beard, director of JWB Jewish Chaplains Council. On Sunday July 15th, I was given the great honor and but I even say his beard is better. Benjamin is well “This will give us a better understanding of pleasure to present Eagle Scout Benjamin Chafetz a spoken and an over achiever in all aspects of his life what exactly Jews who serve want from a Jewish certificate of achievement and letter of congratula- to include excelling in not one but two forms of the perspective, and allow us to serve them better,” tions on behalf of the National Commander Paul D. martial arts. said Elson, who formerly served in the U.S. Navy. Warner PhD., and a plaque and a gift card on be- Having grown up in a scouting family my- “That all the endorsers of Jewish chaplains are be- half of the Department of Florida Commander Alan self and not progressing to Eagle Scout, I perused hind this effort and support it, indicates a broad Paley. The Eagle Scout is the Jewish youth need, one that we hope this survey will fill with highest level in Scouting; groups in its the support of the military branches.” the Jewish War Veterans of place. I see The survey takes about 5-10 minutes to fill the USA has a great yet un- the structure out and is anonymous. In addition to asking such der used program to support and disci- basics as gender, age, current military status, and scouting. Every post should pline that duty station, JWB drills deeper, asking for how have an active scouting pro- these young survey participants identify as Jews, whether or gram, this includes our vir- scouts have not they belong to a synagogue or JCC, whether tual posts. that would there are Jewish educational opportunities avail- The Eagle Court of make won- able for them or their children, and if they would Honor was held in the derful mem- use them, and what kind of services are available chapel at the Jacksonville bers of our to them wherever they are stationed. Jewish Center, Jacksonville, military in “Hearing directly from the Jewish men and Florida. This is also the the future if women who serve in our military and who need home of the once thriving that is their our services will help us tailor JWB’s work to Scott Wilson presenting Eagle Scout Benjamin Chafetz with and slowly reorganizing Lt. choice, then meet them,” Elson said. a certificate of achievement and letter of congratulations. Meyer Leibovitz Post #199 later become JWB is not alone in anticipating how benefi- Jewish War Veterans of the USA. Each portion of members of the Jewish War Veterans of the USA. cial the survey results will be. In addition to the the ceremony was symbolic of Benjamin’s journey Promoting scouting is the first step in recruiting other endorsers, the different military branches through scouting and the principles of the Eagle future members, when we start with structure and will benefit and learn from the findings. Scout. After the ceremony Benjamin’s family team building in our Jewish youth with mentoring “I am so appreciative of JWB ‘leaning for- hosted a meal in the social hall. from our members / post(s) we impress on young ward’ with this survey and working with us While being introduced to Benjamin in a group minds and hopefully have family members eligible in serving our Jewish airmen,” said Maj. Gen. of people I was surprised that a young man that had to become members. Some of those who become Steven A. Schack, Chief of Chaplains in the U.S. just turned 16 was the person standing to my right members surprisingly may never have known that Air Force. in the group who had a beard that was fuller than the Jewish War Veterans of the USA was there to To take the survey, visit http://jcca.org/ my own. Not many that have known me over the fill their needs in a veterans organization. what-we-do/jwb/survey/. 8 The Jewish Veteran Volume 72 • Number 3 • 2018 www.jwv.org JWV IN THE COMMUNITY Department of Massachusetts Jewish War Veterans Participate in Annual Stand Down By Barry Sobel, Post 74 ister for services was show proof of service, such ‘Taking a Stand for Veterans’ was the slogan for as their DD214. A free meal by Tex’s BBQ and the 2018 Annual Greater Boston Stand Down. entertainment was also provided. On Friday, September 7, 2018, The New England The Department of Massachusetts JWV was Center and Home for Veterans located at 17 housed in the personal care tent and distributed Court Street, Boston, hosted the Annual 2018 approximately 1,100 pairs of white crew socks to Greater Boston Stand Down on Boston City Hall male and female veterans. JWV Homeless Veterans Plaza. More than 100 service providers, employ- Chairman Barry Sobel said “The veterans visiting ers, and community organizations, including our table were so appreciative to each receive three the Department of Massachusetts Jewish War pairs of new socks. Some had no socks at all before Veterans, joined in to provide essential supportive arriving that day. It is the feeling of giving back to services to veterans. those who have given so much to our country and Services included employment, educational, Ben Heffron, JWV 211, Barry Sobel PDC, JWV 74, ask so little in return that gives you pleasure – a true and housing assistance, medical, dental and well- State Commander Jeffrey Weitzenkorn, JWV 735, has been once again accomplished by our ness care, and legal services to more than 3,000 Dave Westerman PDC, JWV 74, at our Stand Down. volunteers.” JWV has donated personal comfort homeless or at-risk veterans. Veterans could get a care kits, underwear, and more than 21,000 pairs of haircut, get a state ID from the Registry of Motor and find out about housing and employment op- socks to veterans in over 12 years of service at the Vehicles, get a basic Veterans Affairs (VA) check- portunities all in one place at one time. All the vet- Annual Stand Downs. up and dental care, pick up needed clothing items, erans, both male and female, needed to do to reg-

JWV MA Participates in Rutstein Commemoration By Barry Lischinsky, JWV Membership Chairman the vast and great history of Jewish service during remarks to honor the deceased. Additional speak- One of our biggest missions at JWV is to remind World War I. ers at this event included representatives from both the Jewish community that Jews do serve in the On July 15, 1918, Private Benjamin Rutstein, the City of Boston and the State of Massachusetts, U.S. Armed Forces and in so doing, we remind the a Boston native, was killed in action fighting the as well as his nephew, 100-year old WWII vet- world that Jews have served in the Armed Forces German army on the French-German border. Pvt. eran David Levenson, a long-time resident of of many nations. So, with the 100th anniversary Benjamin, served in the 167th Infantry Regiment, Framingham. Representatives from the Jewish War of the Armistice fast approaching, we are speak- 42nd Division, and was 23 at the time of his death. Veterans Post 157 were be on hand to present the ing to Jewish communities across the nation about Before volunteering for the army, Pvt. Rutstein had Honor Guard. They played an essential part in the worked as a newsboy for the Boston service, all in order to remember and teach the next Globe. Pvt. Rutstein is buried in the generation that Private Benjamin Rutstein was not Meuse-Argonne American military merely a street sign in Boston. cemetery, near where he died. It is because of the sacrifices of Jews like In his memory, a memorial was Private Benjamin Rutstein that we have the free- erected on 20 Staniford Street in doms we enjoy today, and it is our duty at JWV to downtown Boston, and it is named teach this important history to the next generation. the Benjamin Rutstein Square. This is why we are asking you to call your local In commemoration of the cen- JCC, synagogue, school or other Jewish center and tennial of his death, there was a cere- tell them to get a speaker through JWV’s Project mony at the memorial, at 20 Stanford Maggid program completely free. We are trying to Street, on Friday, July 20th at 11:00 teach this next generation about the proud service Representatives from the Jewish War Veterans Post 157 were AM. At that time, the Consul General of Jews in World War I and beyond. If you need the Honor Guard for the ceremony. of France, Mr. Valery Freland, offered any help, contact the JWV Programs Department. Post 126 Assists Veterans and Shelter Dogs to “Rescue” Each Other By Ann Black, Pets for Vets $6600 for Pets for Vets®. on community support for its chapters. Volunteers The Jewish War Veterans of USA Furer-Barag- The mission of Pets for Vets is to help heal the are always needed, especially experienced animal Wolf Post 126 in Cherry Hill, New Jersey held a emotional wounds of military veterans by using the trainers and foster families in our chapter areas. successful fundraising event March 10, 2018 at The power of the human-animal bond to provide a sec- The program is provided at no cost to the Veterans. Fountains at Cedar Parke, Atco, NJ to benefit Pets ond chance for shelter animals by rescuing, training For more information, please visit the website for Vets, Inc. and pairing them with America’s servicemen and www.petsforvets.com. Commander Selina Kanowitz ensured it was women who could benefit from having a a fun and entertaining evening with the Winslow companion animal. Pets for Vets provides High School JROTC Color guard and a special per- its program though 30 chapters throughout formance by Denna’s Wave Dance & Fitness. The the US. It is a personalized match-mak- Master of Ceremonies was Dr. Curtis Miyamoto, ing process resulting in a Super Bond™ Temple University Hospital. Keynote Speakers between the veteran and the companion were Dr. Charles Munyon, Neurosurgeon, Temple animal. One veteran who suffered from University Hospital and Cathy Lile, Secretary/ PTSD and TBI was no longer dependent on Treasurer, Pets for Vets, Inc. Board of Directors. medication just one month after receiving Therapy dogs Ty and Gus were highlights of the his Pets for Vets companion dog. Another event visiting with all attendees. There were over Veteran who suffered from PTSD was able thirty enticing raffle “baskets” donated by local es- to finally turn her lights out at night shortly tablishments delighting winners when their ticket after receiving her companion dog. numbers were called. Commander Kanowitz and Pets for Vets, a 501(c)(3), does not re- Post Commander Selina Kanowitz presents a check to her committee did an outstanding job raising over ceive any government funding and relies Pets for Vets. www.jwv.org Volume 72 • Number 3 • 2018 The Jewish Veteran 9 JWV IN THE COMMUNITY June Brunch Features New Officers in Maryland Army Reserve Ambassador By Fred Shapiro, Post 567 Commander married to veterans, the addition will enable those receives public service award Located in Leisure World of Maryland, the Charles interested to help plan for the future of the post. By Richard Castelveter, U.S. Army Krieger Jewish War Veterans Post 567 held its The installation was performed by Sheldon Reserve Ambassador Coordinator end of the season brunch June 10th featuring the Goldberg, a JWV member and Commander of U.S. Army Reserve Ambassador Myron J. Berman election of new officers for the coming year 2018- the Department of the National Capital Region of received the Public Service Commendation Medal 2019. The post is the only veterans organization the Military Order of the World Wars. He has also from Maj. Gen. Troy D. Kok, commanding gen- located in a senior community of 8500 residents been an advisor to the incoming officers. eral of the U.S. Army Reserve’s 99th Readiness and is in the process of rebuilding its membership Following in the path of the leadership Division, during a ceremony Aug. 3 on Joint Base and activities in the community. provided in past years by Herb Alpert, Marvin McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey. Membership in the Post is not restrictive to Franklin and Milton Loube, the new officers are residents of Leisure World, but to veterans living reaching out to the community in many ways. in the proximity including Silver Spring, Aspen In addition to its monthly brunches, the Post Hill and Olney. With the aging of our World War II will be hosting programs of interest to both the and Korean veterans, the broader area is intended Jewish residents and to all the veterans living in to bring more members into one of the two JWV Leisure World. Working in partnership with other posts in Montgomery County of Maryland. Leisure World organizations, the Post will take a With the election of the new officers, the post leadership role in helping to organize such things is looking to expand not only its activities for the as the Memorial Day program, Veterans Day veterans living in Leisure World and its vicinity luncheon and a census of the veterans living in but to add a Women’s Auxiliary to its membership. the community, as well as programs updating all Recognizing the predominance of women in veterans on legislation and VA reorganizations Leisure World who served in the military or were that will affect them. Myron Berman being pinned by Gen.Kok. Photo: U.S. Army Reserve.

The Public Service Commendation Medal is the fourth highest public service decoration the United States Department of the Army can be- stow upon a civilian, ranking directly below the Meritorious Public Service Medal. The Army Reserve Ambassador Program was established in 1998 to promote awareness of the Army Reserve, its goals and objectives, and to serve as a vital bridge in our states/communities to further educate and garner support for the Army Reserve. Ambassadors are a powerful means of message delivery to the American people. Sheldon Goldberg installing new officers of Post 567. The function of the ambassador is similar to that of civilian aides to the Secretary of the Army, Don’t Wait! and carries a protocol status equivalent of a major By Mark Weiss, Post 474 military honors. At the Memorial Service, we general that is a key means by which ambassadors JWV Michigan is proud to say that we have a great said a prayer, had the presentation of the colors, a are able to effectively execute their responsibilities. Honor Guard. Our members are out in our com- three-volley gun salute and the playing of TAPS. Ambassadors are Special Government Employees munity serving those that gave so much to us when The funeral director even gave the family one of who represent the Chief of the Army Reserve with- called upon. We have a great relationship with his flags. out salary, wages or related benefits. our local military cemetery, Great Lakes National I highly recommend that you save your family and Ambassadors provide community outreach as- Cemetery, and our Commander, Art Fishman, is al- friends this heartache by being prepared for your sistance to Army Reserve members/families, other ways willing to give them a call when needed. funeral. Make sure that you give a copy of your military personnel/families as needed, and provide When JWV Michigan’s Honor Guard was asked to DD-214 to your family, your lawyer and your fu- feedback on plans, programs and needs to the com- accompany an American hero and our friend to his neral director. If you are the child of a veteran, mander of the Army Reserve, the Readiness Division final resting place after Memorial Day, we automat- make sure you get a copy of your parent’s DD-214 commander and to local Army Reserve commanders. ically agreed without a second thought. Our mem- and file it away. Do not put your family in this Additionally, ambassadors build relationships bers have sacrificed a lot, and somebody has to show position! It is heartbreaking. Funeral directors and strive to improve the understanding and knowl- up to do something like this for them. It is one of the and Honor Guards can only do so much. Please, edge of the Army Reserve within the business and greatest you can do in the Torah. be prepared. social sectors of communities across America. However, he did not make it easy on us or his fami- They help to educate the public, community leaders, ly to honor him. The family could not find his DD- and congressional staff offices about the capabilities 214, and even though the family insisted that he and values of the Army Reserve and the Soldiers was a veteran, the Great Lakes National Cemetery who live and work in their communities. They es- insisted on having the DD-214 before going ahead tablish open lines of communication with the local with the burial. In addition, the post office would communities; and they work to support recruiting not issue his flag without the DD-214 as well. His efforts by assisting community and business leaders family scrambled to find his paperwork, but could in recognizing that the Army Reserve strengthens not find it within the two days of his passing. the soldiers, the community, and the nation. JWV MI’s Honor Guard had to improvise, and with While not all ambassadors have military expe- a little help of the funeral director at Great Lakes, rience, many are retired officers or senior non-com- we were able to hold a Memorial Service for him, missioned officers who wish to remain engaged in and when the family found the paperwork (which military affairs. Each state and territory has at they eventually did), he would be buried with full JWV Michigan’s Honor Guard. least one Army Reserve ambassador.

10 The Jewish Veteran Volume 72 • Number 3 • 2018 www.jwv.org JWV IN THE COMMUNITY JWV NJ Offers Reward for Vandals Who Destroyed PA Post Runs Memorial Day Service Jewish Veteran Headstone at Their Local Synagogue By Jeff Sohn, Department Commander, New Jersey Commander By Sanford Barth, Post 305 On August 26th, JWV was made aware that the was that I want- About 60 persons attended Ohev Shalom’s headstone of a Jewish veteran along with three other ed to combat Memorial Day service. The program includ- Jewish headstones in the Agudath Achim cemetery anti-Semitism. ed: welcome, singing the Star Spangled Banner, in Freehold, New Jersey had been toppled over the Last year Invocation, Psalm reading, speech by guest of hon- weekend. None of the headstones were damaged, ac- PNC Mike or – Post 305’s own Quartermaster Sandy Barth, cording to the Executive Director Michael Berman. Berman, JWV remarks by Adjutant Frank, wreath laying by However, it is our job to look out for our fel- who is our Post Commander Jeff Hill, 3-shot salute, Taps, “A low brothers and sisters in arms whether in life or Resolutions Soldier’s Prayer,” El Malei Rachamim, Mourners’ death, and we knew we had to do the right thing Committee Kaddish, and singing “God Bless America.” After for this Jewish Veteran. Our museum was able to Chairman, the ceremony, we sold some poppies and gave find his JWB Card from World War II, and we fought a case of out several applications for membership. Both learned that SGT Larry D. Berman served at the anti-Semitism Quartermaster Barth and Adjutant Frank called tail end of World War II and helped during the in Lakewood, out the “Jewish Exponent” (our local Jewish news- paper) for two omissions: The article on “Jews in occupation of . New Jersey. SGT Larry Berman’s headstone. Jack Small, my chief of staff, and I met with Vandals put the Military” neglected to mention the existence Michael Berman at the Freehold Jewish Center. anti-Semitic banners over the front of a local syn- and mission of JWV. In addition, the “Community They were very happy that we got involved and agogue, which was eventually linked to the white Calendar” for May 28, Memorial Day, omitted very impressed. They were honored we were think- supremacists group Vanguard America. mention of any ceremonies, but did include two ing about them. We discussed the fact that one of Four stones were toppled, and the police were mahjong “events.” my platforms when I was appointed Department hesitant to call it an anti-Semitic act. We know Following a lunch break, Post 305 con- that this doesn’t happen by accident. Mike at the ducted ceremonies at our four monuments: Har Freehold Jewish Center explained that the head- Yehudah, Mt. Sharon, Mt. Jacob, and Mt. . stones were not broken, and they just needed to Present at all four ceremonies were: Marty and be righted. He explained that it took $50 to fix the Shirley Birenbaum, Adjutant Henry Frank, Post headstone of the Jewish veteran, and we were hap- Commander Jeff Hill, Chaplain Lyn Linker, py to help out. Joanne Nathanson (re: Birenbaum), and Patron JWV New Jersey is also offering $500 for the Member Michael Schaeffer. At each cemetery, we capture of the perpetrator, and we are arranging a followed the JWV Ceremony Manual, plus read the meeting with the police department soon to discuss Iraq-Afghanistan Jewish deaths, and the Post 305 the details of the reward. Freehold Township Police extended family deaths (since last Memorial Day). are actively investigating the incident as a bias Our deaths: Larry Edelstein, David Feldman, PDP Bernice Fishman, Rubin Gansky, Elaine Jeff Sohn and Jack Small present check to Mike crime, and request anyone with information to con- Hoffman Watts, Richard Horwitz, Saul La Berman of the Freehold Jewish Center. tact this agency at 732-462-7500 or 732-294-2110. Kier, Sylvan Merwitz, Past Long-time Post 305 Jersey Shore Post 125 Launches Labor Day Poppy Drive Quartermaster Al Moskowitz, Bennett Nathanson, Roselyn Ozer, PDP and long-time Post 305 By Sid Marshall, Post 125 thought, “Why not?” Vacation crowds would still Auxiliary President Shifra Pincus, Samuel Schultz, Many veterans’ groups organize poppy drive fund- be at the shore for summer season closing events George Smith, Burton Taub, Morton Wachs, and raisers on key U.S. holidays like Memorial Day, and hypothermia would be unlikely. Mike Wagner. Independence Day, and Veterans Day. But let’s face Through the able organizing efforts of Post 125’s it, unless you’re in the deep south or the sun belt, poppy drive leader and National Aide-de-Camp, Veterans Day in November can be uncomfortably, Gerald Levine, and the sincerely appreciated co- even dangerously cold for a bit-past-millennial age operation of the Saker ShopRite supermarket’s fundraising volunteers not fortunate enough to be West Long Branch, NJ location and its Human hosting an effort in a sheltered location. Jersey Resources Manager, Lisa Hoffman, as well as the Shore Post 125 has been there. Its members know participation of the Hot Bagel Bakery, Monmouth this first hand. So, when a Memorial Day rainout Road, Oakhurst NJ, Post 125 staffed its first three- earlier this year curtailed fundraising, and a sug- day, Labor Day weekend fundraiser ( ex- gestion was made to try a poppy drive on Labor cepted of course). The results for the veterans’ Day weekend, the Post’s dedicated volunteers benefits programs supported by the Post’s efforts L to R Marty Birenbaum, Chaplain Lyn Linker, were rewarding. “125” was able Patron Member Michael Schaeffer, ADJ Henry to catch up with its annual goal. Frank, CDR Jeff Hill JWV Post 125 specifically des- ignates New Jersey’s veterans’ homes and hospitals as well as Fisher, Norman Ginsburg, Michael Gordon, Sam bonafide veterans’ causes as Kaye, Jerry Kessel, Henry Lewis, Sid Marshall, the beneficiaries of funds raised Burt Resnic, Marc Rubenstein, Larry Snider, Dr. from these efforts. Innovative Allen Solden, and Paul Weinstein. Sincere thanks programs are planned for the go out to all of them. The Labor Day experiment coming year. was a great success. Unless rapid onset climate Jersey Shore Post 125’s par- change softens the normal forecast for November, ticipating team members for its or there is a robust shift in the snow-bird demo- initial Labor-Day poppy drive graphics of Post 125, now celebrating its 82nd year, in 2018 included: Dr. MaryJane the prospect of repeating a September fund drive is Post 125 Members at their Poppy Drive. Celli, Ray Cohen, Monty warmly appealing.

www.jwv.org Volume 72 • Number 3 • 2018 The Jewish Veteran 11 JWV Convention Highlights Women Veterans of JWV Take an Active Leadership Role Gulf War, Iraq & Afghanistan By Sheila Berg, Chairwoman, Women Veterans Committee Report in the Military Committee By Rochel Hayman, Chairwoman, Gulf War Committee Jewish War Veterans has organized a subcom- mittee specifically focused on women’s issues. The Iraq & Afghanistan (I&A) Committee and Presently there are 336 women veterans registered new Gulf War (GW) Veterans Committee held a with JWV. This includes active duty and veterans. joint session at the National Convention. It was an According to 2016 veteran’s administration profile, excellent interactive group, with several members female veterans represent 15 % of active duty ser- attending the convention for the first time. Chairs vice. This is a great beginning to recognize our Marc Wolf (Commander Post 4 NY) of the I&A contributions. Committee and Rochel Hayman (Commander Post The Women’s Committee met at the conven- 210 AZ) of the GW Committee moderated the ses- tion. There were (10) persons in attendance. After sion, highlighting the committee’s purpose, struc- the introductions, issues of interest were discussed. ture and goals. A critical discussion point centered In addition to sexual assault, medical care with the around JWV’s future and the responsibility and Veterans Administration, homelessness within the role that the members of the Volunteer Era have in context of the female veteran including children, that evolution. services for aging female veterans and clothing to From left: Jennifer Brande, Rochel Hayman, Sheila This convention’s meeting was a small step- fit the female body. Example of clothing issues are Berg, and Georgi Jasper met to discuss issues of ping stone in the development and work of these body armor, helmets and work uniforms. interest to woman veterans. two committees, as conference calls and com- The lifting of restrictions for combat assign- and future concerns in a timely manner. munications from during the year are increasing. ments has broadened the scope of opportunities. Presently JWV has a representative on the Regular, consistent communication is a critical Projected enlistment is expected to increase. As Veterans Administration Committee for female component to brainstorm, flesh out, and implement well as the exposures that are aforementioned. veterans. JWV has an opportunity to effect change goals and programs. There are many strong work- The Women’s Committee expects to address these through advocacy for female veterans. ers and leaders coming together in these commit- tees who were not at the convention but who are at the table with us. Important Resolutions Passed at Convention It was recognized in the session, just as it was By Herb Rosenbleeth, National Executive Director system. The VA Inspector General has found in- mentioned at several other junctions in the conven- At every convention, the JWV Resolutions adequate staffing in the areas of primary care, tion, JWV must evolve into the active organization Committee evaluates, discusses and then pres- psychiatry, psychology, and medical technology. which fills not only the wants and needs of our ents proposed resolutions to the Convention. Our The general-consensus is that these shortages current membership, but that of today’s active duty Resolutions Chairman, PNC Michael Berman, are related to non-competitive salaries offered by members and veterans 50 and younger. provides the leadership to keep this important the VA. As we go to press, it has been announced Some ideas brought up were to encourage Posts committee on track and leads the convention that federal employees will not receive the 2.1 per- to welcome “younger” members and be inclusive discussions. cent pay raise they were supposed to get. This will of them and their ideas, offer them the opportunity One of the most important resolutions passed serve to exasperate the problem. JWV calls upon to take on responsibilities and leadership positions, this year concerns burn pits. Since the Gulf War, Congress to authorize such salaries and benefits as and choose guest speakers and social events which the U.S. military has burned thousands of tons of to make employment with the VA a viable career would be of interest to them and their families. But waste at bases in the Persian Gulf, Afghanistan, path. We need you to contact your Senators and there is an additional option to bridge the genera- Iraq, and at other sites. your Representatives on this subject. tions as well - Post 4. As a result, the VA has created a Burn Pit Recently, the alleged remains of 55 soldiers Today’s veteran of the Volunteer Era heavily Registry. This registry is open to all veterans killed during the Korean Conflict were turned emphasizes communication, networking, and ac- who served in Iraq and Afghanistan, and certain over to American authorities. These remains were tivity; they have different social needs and outlook. others who served after 9/11. Two veterans in repatriated on the 65th anniversary marking the Marc Wolf and Nelson Mellitz made an excellent Congress, Rep. Tulsi Gabbard (D-HI) and Rep. effective date of the Armistice ending the shoot- presentation explaining the evolvement of Post 4 to Brian Most (R-FL), have introduced bill H.R. ing war on the Korean peninsula. While many is- the members. Post 4 is a nationwide JWV commu- 5671, the Burn Pits Accountability Act, which sues still exist between these two nations, North nity, in many ways a virtual community, which ini- would require the Department of Defense to con- Korea has said it will cooperate and assist in the tially began as an alternative place for people who duct periodic health assessments for U.S. troops repatriation of additional sets of remains. The pos- were not engaged in Jewish War Veterans but who who were “stationed at a location where our open sibility of future cooperation and assistance is a did have a want/need for veteran comradery with burn pit was used.” We must contact our mem- positive sign for the families of men missing in a Jewish tie. Voted and chartered at last year’s na- bers of Congress to support bill H.R. 5671. action since the signing of the Armistice in 1953. tional convention, it is a unique entity in which one Another resolution passed this year is one The return of these remains is the start of the heal- can have dual membership with it as well as their calling for a “First Responders Appreciation ing process and a sense of closure for possibly 55 local traditional brick & mortar post. So our existing Day.” First responders are the men and women families. geographic posts can and should encourage this dual who answer the call when a crisis occurs. While Every year, usually in March, our National membership for younger potential members. most individuals run away from danger, first re- Commander testifies before a joint session of The weighty point was made that the current sponders run toward a dangerous situation. The the House and Senate Committees on Veterans leadership echelon and membership from previous JWV calls upon Congress and the President Affairs. Our resolutions, which pertain the conflicts who have raised up JWV to where it is to set aside one day each year to recognize the Veterans Affairs committees, are included in the today, with their blood, sweat, and tears, need to self-sacrifice and heroic acts that first responders commander’s testimony. be assured that there is a cadre of those coming up perform every day. Please contact your member All JWV resolutions passed at the 123rd from the ranks with equal fervor and dedication in of Congress and the White House to support this Annual National Convention can be found on the assuring that Jewish War Veterans can continue resolution. JWV website at: https://www.jwv.org/programs/ and create a new legacy they can be proud of. The VA operates 170 Medical Centers and legislative-priorities/policies-and-resolutions/ Find out more about getting involved 1,082 out-patient clinics. There continues to exist Each member of JWV is asked to contact with the committees by emailing Anna Selman a shortage of qualified medical personnel within your members of Congress concerning these at [email protected] or Rochel Hayman the Department of Veterans Affairs healthcare resolutions. at [email protected].

12 The Jewish Veteran Volume 72 • Number 3 • 2018 www.jwv.org JWV Convention Highlights JWV Award Winners  Feureisen-I. T. Rockman Award Brenner – Jaffee Memorial Awards Council Level Best Monthly Publication Nassau-Suffolk District Council-NY Scottsdale Post 210-SW Post Level Best Bi-Monthly Publication Dr. Harvey Bloom Post 256-TALO PFC M. Chwatsky-SGT W. Farber Post 717-NY National Commander’s Award Best Quarterly Publication  Manhattan-Cooper-LTC Epstein-Florence Department Level - The Beacon, NY Greenwald Post 1-NY Council Level - South Jersey County Council, NJ Judge Lawrence Gubow Outstanding Email Newsletter Award Memorial Award Department of Massachusetts Colonel Nelson Mellitz, NJ  Most Improved Online Joseph Demiany Memorial Award Engagement Award Department Level Furer-Barag-Wolf Post 126-NJ Department of Massachusetts Recruiter of the Year Award Council Level Gary Glick, Post 652-NY Nassau-Suffolk District Council-NY Post Growth Award Post-9/11 Veteran Support Award Small Posts – 4 – 15 members David Zwerin, of Post 652 NY,  Manhattan-Cooper-LTC Epstein-Florence Samuel D. Turteltaub Post 237-SE recipient of the Greenwald Post 1-NY Medium Posts – 15 – 30 members Murray L. Rosen Award. Edward D. Blatt Award Prince-Strauss-Groman Post 161-MA Department Level Large Posts – 31–50 members Isadore Heiman – Al Berger Award Al Adler, Department of NJ Greenspun-Radin Post 21-SW Department of Florida Post Level Bountiful Posts – 51 members and up Wolfson Award Selina Kanowitz, Furer-Barag-Wolf Post 126-NJ Ensign Lawrence D. Solowey Post 652-NY Dr. Harvey Bloom Post 256-TALO

Empowered Young Veterans Make Changes at JWV’s 123rd Annual Convention Continued from page 1 The last workshop of the convention was know there is a Jewish general at West Point. I felt “Where Do We See JWV in 5 Years?” We had bad for the VA guy, however, because he had only Norman Rosenshein, Elaine Bernstein, Rochel been in the office for one week and had to answer Hayman, Andrew Wolkstein and Isaac Greenberg all our questions, but he did the best he could con- on the panel. They all served at different times, sidering,” said Ed Hirsch, Department Commander and they all have different levels of involvement of Michigan. within JWV. The panelists were able to give their We also worked on new panels and workshops unique perspective on questions from the audience. that engage our Gulf War and GWOT Veterans, “The panel for ‘Where Do We See JWV in 5 while also meeting the needs of our Vietnam and Years?’ was especially important because we got to Korean veterans. hear from different generations with different opin- “We tried to change things this year by giving ions of what our future will look like. It is import- our members workshops and the panels that gave ant that we listen to all generations of veterans,” them a chance to interact and learn what is going said Membership Chairman Barry Lischinsky. on,” said Membership Chairman Barry Lischinsky. Andrew Wolkstein and Jay Shapin The Convention culminated with the National “This was only my second convention. It was Commander’s banquet. Outgoing PNC Paul a great opportunity to network with other Posts and esting. We hammered a bunch of resolutions. My Warner said his goodbyes as we welcomed new Departments and share ideas for programs. I real- favorite was the resolution about working with mil- NC Barry Schneider as our new leader. The event ly enjoyed the JROTC workshop. It really opened itary children. These kids get moved around from was a blast as PNC Maxwell Colon swore in NC my eyes to some possibilities of our Post working place to place, and they deserve help,” said Larry Schneider in his own unique way. Then, National with local JROTC units. I previously thought that Pollak, member of Post 44. Commander Schneider gave a rousing speech that JROTC units had to be Jewish or a big portion of On Monday, the Scouting Committee con- motivated everyone in the room. the JROTC unit Jewish, but that is not the case. It vened to introduce about new ideas to shape the “We must engage our younger veterans and not is something Post 256 is going to look into,” said program to fit our mission of teaching American only show but demonstrate to them that JWV has Steve Krant, Post Commander of Post 256. Jews about Jewish American military history. value to them as veterans and as Jews. We need “I really like the ‘Revamping Your JWV We announced to the membership the Benjamin to look to their needs and we must adapt to them Programming’ panel. It really gave me some ideas Kaufman Jewish Heroes Patch and the Tibor Rubin rather than try to make them fit our mold,” said NC that I need to bring up to my Post to implement,” Jewish American History Patch. Both of these Barry Schneider in his acceptance speech. said TALO NEC Art Kaplan. patches will be introduced at the 2019 National Overall, JWV’s 123rd Annual Convention was During the Convention, the Resolutions Council on Jewish Scouting meeting. a great success, and we know that the 124th Annual Committee met several times during the weekend “We went to the Scouting meeting that NC Convention will be just as great in Richmond, to discuss important legislative priorities. six- Barry Schneider conducted, and we have formed Virginia. Information about the 124th Annual teen Legislative Priorities were passed, and top- a Shomer Shabbat family Cub Scout Pack here in Convention will be coming out soon, but in the ics included Burn Pits, military retiree benefits, Arizona. It was extremely helpful, and the com- meantime, please contact the Programs Department Preserving Jewish Iraqi Artifacts and many more. mittee was very helpful in forming this new Cub if you are interested in helping plan for the 2019 “The Resolutions Committee was very inter- Scout Pack,” said Michael Chambers. Annual Convention. www.jwv.org Volume 72 • Number 3 • 2018 The Jewish Veteran 13 L’DOR V’DOR JWV Must Look to the Future By Ben Kane, Programs Assistant JWV must not be L’Dor V’Dor is one of the most repeated idioms in afraid of change. That Judaism. It translates to “from generation to gener- is not to say that all as- ation” and stresses the importance of bridging the pects should change or divide between the old and the new for the better- that it should occur just ment of all. It is important to strive towards solv- for change’s sake, but in- ing the problems that our organization faces, and in novation that benefits the doing so ensure that new veterans are interested in company and improves joining JWV. In all organizations that exist thanks its services should be to its membership, certain guidelines should be fol- embraced, rather than lowed to ensure success. feared. It is important to For starters, keeping current and maintaining nurture a desire for youth relevancy is crucial to long-term survival. It helps and new, good ideas- as ensure that ties between posts and headquarters are frightening as it may be strong, as well as promotes an air of competency to alter things that have necessary to draw new members into the fold. The been done a certain way mantle of collective ownership of the organization for a long time. should be passed down from generation to genera- Secondly, commu- Post 112 Members Sign Up Jewish Basic Trainees at Fort Benning. tion. The old guard maintains the ways of the or- nication within our or- ganization for a while and is gradually replaced by ganization- like in all organizations- is paramount And lastly, another way that the JWV can go the next generation. These newer members would to greater success. Prospective veterans who get in about fulfilling the tenet of L’Dor V’Dor is in a have a better sense of how to reach their own peers. touch with a post or HQ and inquire about member- literal sense- the sharing of members’ past expe- Gradually, the young become old, and they too are ship and about what programs are offered, should riences to the youth and other interested citizens replaced by the following generation with their they see that there is good communication between of their communities. Through our new Project own innovative ideas. all parties within JWV, would surely be more likely Maggid program, we aim to be able to provide a Prospective members may not at first under- to become members than if no dialogue existed be- relevant speaker for any organization that requests stand how this organization operates, what posts tween posts and HQ. Communication between the one. Letters to schools across the country are writ- can do for them, and what they can do for posts. posts and HQ is important when determining how ten and sent on a yearly basis, inviting educators to However, as Jewish veterans they are entitled to be successful our organization is currently, and where get in touch with JWV. We invite our members to part of and help improve the organization that prom- improvements should be made. Periodically we will let us know if they would be interested in volun- ises to support them. They should learn from their even discover that a post has been defunct for some teering their time for this very worthy cause. We predecessors to get an idea of how things are and time, but because HQ was not notified by the post, fervently believe that with your help, we can fulfil how things once were. Knowing about the traditions we did not know to update our databases according- the renowned phrase “L’Dor V’Dor” and ensure of our organization is important to the process of ly. Through cooperation and communication, we continued success for our organization, and for successfully moving forward into the future. can circumvent these easily avoidable issues. Jewish veterans across the nation.

From Generation to Generation Jewish Iraqi Artifacts Continued from page 1 Continued from page 3 a hairy infant, covered with red hair, almost an- inheritance is not the either/or of Jacob and Esau in 1932 it became an independent state. imal like. Jacob is considered simple, quiet, and - a better parallel for the Jewish martial strain is For a short time the Jewish population thrived. quite literally, a “Mama’s boy.” He was differ- King David. A warrior from younger days when A few years later the fate of that community fad- ent enough from Esau that he needed to cover his he confronted the mammoth Goliath, he rose ed significantly. Nazi propaganda influenced the arms with animal skins in order to deceive his to become a warrior, musician, poet, and King. local populace. The nation of Iraq dismissed Jews blind father as to which son he was. Jacob (Israel) Although he conquered Jerusalem and helped es- from public service. Teaching and would become the father of the 12 Tribes. Esau tablish the Kingdom of Israel, he also is consid- Hebrew was banned. Looting, beating and killing would become the father of the Edomites, but the ered the author of many Psalms still included in of Hebrews was prevalent. glory of Israel was not with Esau, the hairy hunter. Jewish liturgy. History is replete with examples Upon the creation of Israel in 1948, be- Perhaps it was because the Jews found that of Jews who did both – achieved prominence in came a capital crime. Finally, in 1950 the Iraqis al- their culture’s embrace of education, learning, and the defense of their nation, and then succeeded in lowed Jews to immigrate to Israel. More than sixty knowledge was the way to succeed in the many numerous other pursuits. thousand left for the Holy Land. Only six thousand nations that the diaspora found itself in. Not that Of course, these representatives of our inher- remained. By the time Saddam Hussein ascend- there was a lack of skilled tradesmen and soldiers, itance as fighters, defenders of our freedom, and ed to power there were less than 400. Currently, a but a Jewish stereotype rooted in fact was the servants of our adopted homelands are not well marker at the Jewish Heritage Center in Israel de- focus on learning. This of course led to its own publicized as role models to our own people or clares, “The Jewish community in Iraq is no more.” challenges – Koufax was initially deemed “too outside, hence the need for organizations such as As American Mobile Exploitation Team Alpha intellectual” to be a successful baseball pitcher. Jewish War Veterans of the United States to re- entered Saddam Hussein’s Intelligence building base- When I was a Battalion Operations Officer, I re- mind not only the citizens of our adopted home ment, they checked their safety equipment. In front of ceived that same label from one senior officer. countries but our fellow Jews that we are, as the them was a basement flooded with four feet of black It’s part of being Jewish. But that same analytical young 2nd Lt. told me years ago “great fighters.” filthy water. As they reached down into the murky bend turned Koufax into an astute student (one And it is not a choice between intellectual pursuits mess, instead of weapons, they found a treasure trove might say pioneer) of the science of pitching. Ted and martial skill – it is, as in the case of King of Jewish documents, dating back to the 1500s. Williams was the same about hitting – however, David, “all of the above.” JWV exists to remind The collected artifacts were placed into a dry- Williams didn’t carry the baggage of being a Jew, all that we are the sons and daughters of David. ing and preservation process and then placed in the and was simply treated as, well, a student of the U.S. Archives. An agreement with the Iraq govern- science of hitting. He was never considered too ment will return them in 2018. Several American bookish nor intellectual. legislators are trying to get the State Department to Perhaps a better way to look at our martial renegotiate this date. 14 The Jewish Veteran Volume 72 • Number 3 • 2018 www.jwv.org L’DOR V’DOR

Sons Inspire Dad By Anna Selman, Programs and Bill Krissoff’s orthopedic office. It told patients that Public Relations Coordinator Dr. Krissoff was no longer seeing patients because The story of Nathan and Bill Krissoff is an amazing he had joined the U.S. Navy in order to finish his story, but it is not the typical generational military son’s mission to take care of Marines. This came story that you are likely to hear. Nowadays, Jewish about after President Bush went to Reno to give a service members, like the rest of the United States, speech months after Nathan had passed away, and tend to serve in “generational military families” – he met the Krissoffs afterwards. President Bush that is people who serve tend to have a parent or asked the family if there was anything that he could both parents that serve. However, the story of the do for him, and Nathan’s father, Bill told him that Krissoffs is a bit different. he wanted to enlist to finish his son’s deployment. Nathan Krissoff, a Jewish native of Nevada, Leaving his profitable practice, Dr. Bill joined the Marines after being told that he was too Krissoff was sworn in as a Lieutenant Commander young to work at the CIA - he wanted to be on the (Lt. Cmdr.) in the U.S. Navy in 2007. After com- “front line” of the Global War on Terror. Nathan pleting his training with the U.S. Navy, Lt. Cmdr. Lt Cmdr Bill Krissoff’s official swearing in ceremony. was commissioned as a 2nd Lt. in the U.S. Marine Photo: Task and Purpose Krissoff arrived in Iraq to finish his son’s seven Corps in August of 2004. month deployment. According to Krissoff, it was In August 2006, 1st Lt. (1LT) Nathan Krissoff right rear seat, took the brunt of the blast. He was a culture shock to be there – the C-130s spiraling and his unit deployed to Iraq. Shortly after arriv- only 4 months into his nine month deployment. in to avoid getting shot, the blast walls surround- ing in Iraq, 1LT Krissoff wrote home: “Almost five His funeral was held in his hometown of Reno, ing the hospital “like something out of Mad Max.” years to the day after September 11, 2001, I have NV. His brother, Austin, had just graduated from Most of the surgeries Krissoff saw weren’t that dif- the chance to put my money where my mouth is in Marine Officer Candidate School when Nathan ferent from what he was handling back in Truckee terms of service…. I’m constantly reminded of that deployed. Austin, his parents, grandparents and – knees and shoulders injured in training. famous quote from Tom Hanks’ character at the hundreds of Reno natives were in attendance at After weeks from getting back from his de- end of Saving Private Ryan: “Earn this.” Earning Nathan’s funeral. ployment to Iraq, Lt. Cmdr. Krissoff signed up for it will mean sacrifice, determination, doing my job After the funeral, there was a message on Dr. another deployment, but this time to Afghanistan. to the best of my ability. I chose this, and I wouldn’t Krissoff arrived at Camp Bastion in southern have it any other way.” Afghanistan as the battle for Marjah was kicking During his deployment, Krissoff led a Human off in February 2010. In his time in Afghanistan, Intelligence Exploitation Team sub-team on eight Krissoff served as the primary or assistant sur- different battalion operations and participated in geon on 225 serious casualties, including countless 30 combat patrols. During one mission, his intel- amputations. Marines coming into Bastion with a ligence skills were key to freeing an Iraqi national heartbeat had a 97 percent chance of making it to who was held hostage by terrorists. On December 9, the next facility alive. 2006, Krissoff volunteered to participate on an in- Lt. Cmdr Krissoff continued to serve for six telligence mission in the Al Amiriyah and Al Faris years, and he feels that he did finish what Nathan area of Fallujah, Iraq. As his unit was returning to started. “In most families, dad inspires sons. In our base, Krissoff’s vehicle was hit by an IED when the family, sons inspire dad,” Krissoff said. One thing Humvee drove over explosives that had been bur- Nathan Krissoff with the rescued hostage. Photo: is definitely known, Lt. Cmdr. Krissoff definitely ied in a dry riverbed. Nathan, who was sitting in the The Krissoff Family. did “earn it”.

JWV’s 32nd Mission to Beautiful and Historic Israel March 31 - April 10, 2019 If you promised yourself that you will see Israel one day.... JWV visits places most tours don’t get to, and provides an opportunity to meet with Israeli leaders and military. This year our tour will include a visit to a secret underground bullet factory in operation during Israel’s struggle for independence, a visit to the innovative Weizman Institute of Science, one of the world’s leading multidisciplinary basic research institutions, Katzrin, to see the remains of a Talmudic Jewish town, and other fascinating historical and religious touchstones that will make your trip to Israel a uniquely memorable one. You don’t have to be Jewish or a veteran to travel with us, so bring your friends and family! From JFK $4499.00 / DFW $4250.00 / Based on double occupancy. Package includes: • Round trip coach class tickets from JFK (New York) or DFW • Daily sightseeing tours in an air-conditioned (Dallas Ft. Worth). Call for other cities. deluxe bus with licensed English speaking guide. • Transfers to/from airport and hotels (if you fly with the group). • All entrance fees to sites as per program. • Superior First Class hotel accommodations (similiar to Sheraton • All taxes and service fees as imposed by hotels. or Crowne Plaza in the US). • Earphones so you can easily hear the guide. • Full Israeli buffet breakfast and dinner daily, except for three • Tips per day, per person, for guide, driver, hostess, dinners on your own. and hotel restaurant staff.

For more information about this trip, please visit the JWV website or contact Christy Turner at JWV Headquarters: 202-265-6280 [email protected].

www.jwv.org Volume 72 • Number 3 • 2018 The Jewish Veteran 15 Jews in Green Chaplain Saves Stranger’s Life By Staff Sgt. Maricris McLane Harari provided him reason JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Washington - and understanding. He continued The U.S. Army Chaplain Corps plays a vital role to keep the veteran occupied with in improving the spiritual well-being of soldiers their conversation while waiting for and family members within the organization. the police, he added. Chaplains assist in improving morale, providing re- "He was talking about his ser- ligious services, and supporting the Army's Suicide vice; he wasn't so coherent," said Prevention programs. Harari. "As we're talking back and The 1-229th Attack Reconnaissance Battalion's forth, it felt good that he was further chaplain found himself directly involved in one away from the edge and that physi- such situation, though the individual needing his cally I would be able to restrain him assistance was a civilian and the chaplain was if I needed to. But it didn't come off-duty. to that." "It was 1300 [1 p.m.] this past Sunday [August It is normal for Harari to look for 26, 2018], I was driving a friend to the airport," said indicators of a potential suicide. In Capt. Michael Harari receives an award from Col. Matthew Braman Ch. (Capt.) Michael Harari, a Jewish Rabbi with this case, without hesitation, he knew for his actions to prevent suicide. Photo: US Army. the battalion. "When we got near the 56th Street he needed to be there for the person. overpass, I saw an individual on the other side of "It feels humbling that God Chaplains and Unit Ministry Teams provide the guard rail. He was reaching out to the other would use me for things of such importance," said essential services to prevent suicides. side just above traffic." Harari. "It makes me feel that I am doing what I'm "We all have to look out for each other...not Harari saw the man standing close to the edge supposed to and my eyes are looking out." only here on-post but also off-post," said Harari. of an overpass and quickly made a decision to turn It was no coincidence to Harari. He believed "We have to be everyone's battle buddy." around and assist. that he was in that position for a purpose. In the As a chaplain, Harari plays a vital role in the "I told my friend to call 911," said Harari. "I same breath, he mentioned how his peers would re- success of a healthy unit's morale and welfare. took the next exit and back-tracked to get to where act in the same way. "He also commits his free time to his family, that person was." "As a chaplain, we believe that God puts us in unit, and the JBLM community as the only chap- In short order, the chaplain located the man. places for a reason," he commented. "Any of my lain on-post of the Jewish faith," noted Davis. "He "Come over here," said Harari. He asked the peers would have done the exact same." is an integral part of the spiritual health of our unit." man to step over the rail and get close to him so he Even though his actions occurred during Harari, provides Jewish-specific religious ser- could speak to him, he explained. off-duty hours, he received recognition. Harari vices throughout the installation. During their conversation, the man shared that downplayed the feat, but others saw it differently. "I provide the Sabbath services every week," he was a veteran. "His care for his fellow man goes well beyond added Harari. He also has the Jewish High Holidays "Hey, you know I'm a chaplain over at JBLM," his responsibilities of the Army," remarked Lt. Col. schedule for JBLM, as well as providing the ser- mentioned Harari to the man, seizing the opportu- John B. Davis III, 1-229th ARB commander. "His vices for the Battalion while at Yakima Training nity to connect with the stranger. small amount of compassion saved that man's life." Center conducting field training exercises.

JWV Member Chosen to Become Hologram in the Shoah Foundation’s New Project By Anna Selman, Programs and Public Relations Coordinator “When I was liberated, the Americans gave us For JWV members going to the opening night of uniforms and had us help out. While I was at the the Dallas Holocaust Museum next year, they will DP camps, I would run the mess hall and I would see a familiar face. That is because JWV Member drive the cars. So, I had a little experience coming. Max Glauben was chosen by the Dallas Holocaust When I came to the states in ‘49, I registered for Museum and the USC Shoah Foundation to be the the draft and I was picked up in 1951,” said Max. face of their new interactive Holocaust exhibit. “I remember running the mess hall. I had the “They’ll get to have a conversation with Max,” walls painted and had pictures of Mull Mullens up says USC Shoah Foundation Program Manager Kia on the walls. At Fort Hood, I was awarded for the Hays, “to maybe ask Max a question they might have best mess hall. I don’t think anyone knew I was had about the after going through a Holocaust survivor. I just went with the flow. that or they might have had about the camps, or sur- In those days, being a Holocaust survivor didn’t vival or coping…and get an answer and really con- Max Glauben being filmed for the new interactive mean much, but I didn’t want to be treated any dif- nect with him on a very personal level.” exhibit. Photo: Texas Jewish Press. ferently. I just wanted to be a normal person; I Glauben, born in Warsaw, , survived didn’t want anyone to feel sorry for me,” said Max. the Warsaw Ghetto, multiple concentration camps survivors, Max is realizing that there will be no “When I came to the country, I was not a cit- and a death march as a young teenager. Since one else to tell their story after he is gone. This izen. I was grateful for what I did, and I became coming to America, he has committed his life to new innovative project will allow students to inter- a patriot to the United States. They gave me cit- telling his story to ensure that the Holocaust is act with a life-like hologram that hopefully gives izenship. I feel that if you live in a country, then never forgotten. the students the ability to speak with a Holocaust you should love that country and the people in that “I have devoted my retirement to telling my survivor. country. I honored my commitment to the country story, and starting the seed for the Holocaust However, he also visits schools as a Jewish that saved my life, and I feel good and I don’t care Museum that is scheduled to be finished next year War Veteran. “I come to speaking events when how anyone else feels about that.” around September 2019. It is going to be a fine asked because I am a Jewish War Veteran. I love Max is now able to go back to the places that museum with, of course, the Hologram Exhibit going to the schools and speaking with the chil- he served in order to tell his fellow soldiers about that was made with the USC Shoah Foundation,” dren to tell them about my service,” said Max. his experiences. said Max. He was drafted during the Korean War in “I went to Fort Hood and Fort Sill for their Glauben is one of the few remaining Holocaust 1951. Max served for the next four years in dif- Holocaust remembrance ceremonies a couple of survivors living in Dallas. As with most Holocaust ferent locations state-side as a mess hall sergeant. Continued on next page 16 The Jewish Veteran Volume 72 • Number 3 • 2018 www.jwv.org MOVIE REVIEW OPERATION FINALE: EICHMANN CAPTURED! TRIED! EXECUTED! By Harrison Heller, Membership Coordinator Eichmann, shared their new plan for solving the and subdue him. Once arriving at a safe house, the On June 1, 1962 Adolf Eichmann was hanged in “Jewish problem”. They laid out their plans for agents ask for his name, and he replies Ramla, Israel. His body was later cremated, and his “The Final Solution,” organized railroads that lead “Roberto Clement”. An agent asks him in German, ashes were spread at sea, so there would be no me- to extermination camps, where death was manu- “Wie heifsen Sie?” Eichmann says, “Ich bin Adolf morial. But how did this happen? How did a Nazi factured. Eichmann was credited for designing Eichmann” (“I am Adolf Eichmann”). get to Israel to be tried by the people he so wanted the railway network and gas chambers. He noted The agents had to wait another 9 days before to destroy? The filmOperation Finale tells this in- that the gas chambers would make it easier for the smuggling Eichmann out. During this time, they credible story. troops to carry out their “orders” of mass murder. had to get a sworn statement from him saying that To understand the film, you must understand At the height of the Holocaust, the commandant of he is willing to stand trial in Israel. On multiple Eichmann’s past and how he got to Argentina. Auschwitz-Birkenau said, “he was sending more occasions he refused. One of the agents was able human freight than I can kill.” to work with Eichmann and got him to sign. Upon May 1945, World War II was over. Eichmann signing, they dressed Eichmann up in an El-Al pi- was captured by American forces. Using forged lot’s uniform and drugged him, to appear drunk af- documents, he went under the identity of Otto ter a night out in Buenos Aires. On May 23, 1960, Eckmann. Knowing that SS officers had tattoos un- Prime Minister David Ben Gurion announces to der their arms, he had his forcibly removed before the world that Israel has captured Adolf Eichmann. escaping. He fled to Austria where he hid in relative April 11, 1961 the trial of Adolf Eichmann safety for five years, before fleeing to Argentina. begins, and becomes the first trial to be televised 1950’s Argentina was a safe haven for many Nazi in history. He was charged with 15 crimes, which war criminals, due to the fascist sympathetic gov- ernment of President Juan Perón. (1997: a DAIA, Delegación de Asociaciones Israelitas Argentinas, investigation discovered 22,000 documents that proves a “network” managed by Rodolfo Freude, advisor to the President. Freude had an office in Ben Kinsley Playing Adolf Eichmann. the Casa Rosada (the President’s official residence) Photo: MGM Pictures. and was close to Eva Perón’s (Evita) brother, Juan Eichmann was born in Germany on March 19, Duarte). Operation Finale picks up ten years after 1906 to a blue-collar family. Eichmann was not Eichmann’s arrival in Buenos Aires. the strongest student while attending school, so he Sightings of Eichmann in Argentina began eventually dropped out and began working in his as early as 1958. Messages were being sent to father’s mining company in Austria. In 1932 he Mossad, and they were being paid very little at- joined the Nazi Party and the SS, where he rapidly tention to, as Mossad was paying more attention rose through the ranks. to future matters. As more sightings came in, they In 1933, Eichmann was recalled to Germany saw the urgency to capture the fugitive war crim- Eichmann Trial Cartoon from The Jewish Veteran in December 1960. where he was appointed the head of the Department inal. In May 1960, a plan was hatched to smuggle of Jewish Affairs. His primary focus was emigra- Eichmann out of Argentina. Israel knew going in include crimes against humanity, crimes against tion, arranging for Jews to leave Germany and that the Perón government would not extradite the Jewish people, and various war crimes. On the German Reich. To ensure this, he finalized Eichmann for a trial in Israel. Coincidently, this December 15 he was found guilty on all counts the “taxes” that the Jews and their families had to was also the time of Argentina’s 150th anniversa- and was sentenced to death. On May 31, 1962 pay. This money went straight into his pocket. In ry of their revolution against Spain. Tourists were Eichmann was hanged and cremated in a custom September 1939, he drew up the plans for the or- coming in from all over the world. Mossad agents oven. His ashes were thrown to sea. ganized ghettos across the major cities of Europe. snuck into Buenos Aires and began monitoring Operation Finale is a great film. There are His hopes were to build a Jewish reservation in Far Eichmann at his home on Garibaldi Street in San some parts of the story where Hollywood took their East Russia and in Madagascar. He wanted to have Fernando (about 20 miles north of Buenos Aires). liberties, but it was to help the pacing of the film. the main transportation center in Nisko (southeast They took notes of the neighborhood and his com- The film features a great young actor in Oscar Isaac Poland). These plans were to never be carried out. mute to and from his work at a Mercedes-Benz fac- and comedian Nick Kroll. Sir Ben Kingsley picks After the invasion of the in June tory. On May 11, the agents posed as stranded tour- up the role of Adolf Eichmann. Kingsley, known 1941, representatives from several Nazi govern- ists with a broken-down car. They see Eichmann for such roles as Ghandi, Otto Frank, Yitzhak ment ministries arrived for a meeting, known as exiting a bus and making his way towards them. Stern, tells the , “… didn’t portray the Wannsee Conference on January 20, 1942. One of the agents bumps him and asks him for a Adolf Eichmann out of love or admiration. Rather, Reinhard Heydrich and his new lieutenant, Adolf cigarette. 3 agents tackle Eichmann to the ground he wanted to ‘nail him to the gates of Auschwitz.’”

Shoah Foundation’s New Project Changes in Retiree Dental Plans Continued from previous page Continued from page 17 years ago. I think it is important to tell our military To sum it all up, the TRICARE Retiree vice at 1-877-888-FEDS (1-877-888-3337). This about the Holocaust. They incorporate some of the Dental Plan is going away and being replaced must be done before December 31st or there is a things we went through into their practice about how with FEDVIP, whether you like it or not. The possibility your coverage will lapse next year. For they should handle certain things,” said Max. positive thing is that you will have more choices, our retirees that are uncomfortable with comput- “I think it is important what myself and the other but you might have to pay more for those choices. ers, they should clear out their day to be on the are doing right now. We need to Some of our older retirees might not be able to phone. Wait times are expected to be long during fight hatred, bigotry and racism,” said Max. “We need absorb that cost, so we will have to look into that the enrollment period, and you must be patient. to ensure things like freedom of speech, freedom of in the future. If you’re retiring before Dec. 31, 2018, and religion are not broken. Unless we tell the people like In addition, you must pick a plan during the want dental coverage before that date, you’ll need it is and how things can change rapidly if we act the enrollment period or you will not get care. You to enroll in Tricare’s retiree dental plan and select way we are acting right now, what goes around comes can either go online to pick a plan at Tricare.ben- a new plan during open enrollment. around…but you never know,” said Max. feds.com or call the BENEFEDS customer ser- www.jwv.org Volume 72 • Number 3 • 2018 The Jewish Veteran 17 NATIONAL LADIES AUXILIARY of the Jewish War Veterans of the U.S.A.

National President Linda P. Singer I bring greetings from the National Ladies deeds when we Auxiliary to our Sisters and Comrades throughout collect bears for Thank You this great Nation. the Rita A. Panitz By Elaine Bernstein, PNP, Convention Chairman As I visit many and Departments Memorial Teddy Thank you to all our delegates for attending our I will learn how they uniquely do our pro- Bear program and 90th Annual Convention in Tampa, Florida. grams. However it is done, I am proud of their baby shower items Our presentation to our Grant-A-Wish recip- accomplishments. for the Rhea Sahl ient was so heartwarming. We presented over I will tell them about the national programs Memorial Baby 1500 teddy bears to our Rita A. Panitz Memorial and what we do. Our student awards help promote Shower program. Teddy Bear Program and to the Police and Ronald education and maybe future members. This year We must never McDonald House. We presented 12 baby baskets Israel needs our help as we donate to the Aid to forget our Museum to pregnant Veterans who were so appreciative. Israel program. in Washington, Linda P. Singer We donated Gift Cards to the Ronald McDonald Past National President, Iris Goldwasser in- DC. It is a wonder- House. We contributed a gift to two Veterans for stituted a new program called NICU/PICU which ful place and everyone should be a member. You Operation New Start. We also made a presentation stands for Neonatal Intensive Care Unit and don’t have to be Jewish to join. to the VA Medical Center in Tampa. All of this Pediatric Intensive Care Unit. When parents bring Fundraising items will be on display at the would not have been possible if not for all of your their child to an emergency room and the child has NEC and at our convention in Richmond, Virginia. generous donations. to stay, often parents don’t have necessities with It is a valuable source of revenue. Please visit our This year we had a Constitutional Convention them. The NICU/PICU kits, which you can ob- tables and see what you wish to purchase. and changes were made to our Constitution and tain from the national office, contain many toiletry At this High Holiday time I want to wish ev- By-Laws. We will be selling updated versions of items needed by parents. Our sisters and comrades eryone a very happy and healthy New Year. May our Constitution and By-Laws. They will now be can bring these kits to a children’s hospital for the we all be inscribed in the Book of Life. Shalom. in 8-1/2 x 11 soft binders in larger print. We will be parents. It’s a mitzvah! Loyally yours, selling them for $10.00 and hopefully they will be At our convention we will do more good Linda available at our NEC in February. We had more people join partners this year and a good time was had by all who attended the Wine and Cheese Get-together. The Chai Club Luncheon was a huge success. Thank you to everyone who attended. National President Iris Goldwasser’s Testimonial was the highlight of our Convention. Thank you to everyone who purchased the 3 for $10.00 raffles. I thank every chairman for working so hard to make this an outstanding convention. Special thank you to JWV Convention Chairman, Ed Goldwasser for all of his help to me and the Ladies Auxiliary. I thank JWV and JWVA for supporting this Convention. Without all of you this convention would not have been the success it was. Installation of JWVA Officers for 2018-2019: President Linda P. Singer, Sr. VP Sandra Cantor, Jr. VP Natalie Blank, Chaplain Esther Rosenshein, Treasurer Joanne Blum, I am looking forward to seeing each and every- Executive Secretary Shirley Zak (sitting) and not pictured Conductress Roz Kaplan, one of you in Richmond, Virginia, in 2019. Assistant Conductress Louise Baraw

Rhea Sahl Memorial Veterans’ Baby Shower: Then National President Iris Goldwasser 2018 National Grant a Wish Recipient and his wife are joined and Chairman Carol Adler joined some of the 12 female veteran recipients of by then National President Iris Goldwasser and program overflowing baby shower gift baskets. Chairman Sandra Cantor for presentation of his wish. HEARTS AND HANDS HELP THOSE IN NEED 18 National Ladies Auxiliary of the Jewish War Veterans of the USA • Fall 2018 www.jwva.org THE LEGISLATIVE PROCESS By Harriet Epstein, PAP, Legislative Chairwoman Veteran Transportation Every legislative body, be it your Town Council, State Legislature, or the U.S. Congress, has Pilot Program Announced its own legislative process. The general idea of each process is similar, but the actual steps vary considerably from one body to another. So be sure to know the exact process with which you are dealing so you will know when to rally the troops for support. Google can usually find you a good local chart. Here are simplified basic steps of the process, not necessarily in the order you may find: 1. An individual or group finds a legislator 7. Bill is then placed on calendar, debated interested in the subject to introduce a bill. and voted on in second chamber. By Petra C. Kaatz, PNP 2. Bill is drafted in appropriate legislative 8. If there are differences, a conference National VAVS Representative language and assigned a number. committee negotiates a compromise. 3. Bill is referred to a committee of the 9. If bill passes both chambers, it goes to the The VA Voluntary Services has announced a chamber where the sponsor sits. head person-Mayor, Governor, President. new pilot program that will aid our veterans with transportation home when they have 4. Committee votes to support, amend or 10. Head person either signs (bill reject the bill. If supported (see 5). becomes law) or vetoes bill. been discharged from the hospital. The program, Courtesy Transportation 5. Bill is placed on calendar, then debated 11. If the head person vetoes the bill, there Program, is for Veterans who do not meet the and voted on by the first chamber. is a process for overriding the veto. criteria for VA Beneficiary Travel. 6. If it passes, bill is then referred to the 12. If the overriding process succeeds, In order to qualify for this pilot program, other legislative chamber’s committee. the bill still becomes a law. the Veteran must be ambulatory without the assistance of another person and have full Be aware that more bills fail than pass. Some are just ignored in committee. Some may be carried decision-making capability. over to the following year. Overriding a veto can be difficult. Differences between political parties may JWVA can help get this pilot program create opposition to the bill. Wishing you good luck in your advocacy! started by purchasing Lyft Gift Cards and Uber Gift Cards and presenting them to their local VAVS office for distribution. N back in FU F These cards are readily available at Target, e un th d CHILD WELFARE Walmart, Stop and Shop, CVS and other t r u a locations. i By Elaine Bernstein, PNP p s ’ i So, if your Auxiliary or Department is s n Children are the future of this country of ours. t g looking for a new program to support, here it e Their parents have the responsibility of provid- ! L ing them with a loving and safe environment that, is! Ask if your JWV Post would be willing among other things, instills an importance of an to join you in support of this pilot program education. Unfortunately, far too many children do for Veterans. not live in a perfect world and suffer accordingly. Contact your local VAVS Chief for Next year JWVA will visit Richmond, further details or questions. Virginia. Most likely it will have more than its share of children who have been traumatized by events that would frighten most of us. SCAM ALERT! During the National Convention, JWVA will By Sandra Cantor, NSrVP, Fundraising Chairman provide teddy bears to the police and fire depart- SENIOR CITIZENS ments, Ronald Mc Donald houses and a children’s Lets’ put the FUN back in FUNDRAISING! CHARITY SCAMS hospital. Lottery Tickets, Raffles, Grab Bag Sales, JWVA has received many letters of appreci- By Barbara Steiner, PDP Pound Auctions, White Elephant Exchange, ation from families that received a stuffed animal Scammers posing as charity workers will Silent, Chinese, & Standard Auctions during their time of need. Each item donated has call senior citizens and offer up sad, hard luck stories, which of course, conclude with Use these and other FUN activities to a “donated by JWVA” tag affixed. motivate your members to spend their money Whether your donation is large or small, you a plea for funding. Seniors are frequently and help our organization grow financially. know it will be most appreciated. Send your taken in by these tales and send money donation to: because they want to help. PNP Elaine Bernstein Charity scams often carry a note of 9 Dogwood Court urgency - a telemarketer might insist that Sayreville, NJ 08872. money has to be given right then, or request a senior provide their credit card number in Make the check payable to Elaine Bernstein. lieu of mailing a check. This gives a senior no Thank you. time to investigate the supposed charity and decide if they should give. Such scams takes advantage of a senior’s compassion, which can make it especially hurtful. Never give money or provide your credit card number to any organization before you know more about them. Don’t be scammed! Below are two excellent sites you can go to learn more about a charity before deciding to give. Chairman Joanne Blum, left, and PNP Iris • charitynavigator.org Goldwasser present a gift to this year’s • charitywatch.org Operation New Start recipient. HEARTS AND HANDS HELP THOSE IN NEED www.jwva.org Fall 2018 • National Ladies Auxiliary of the Jewish War Veterans of the USA 19 MUSEUM NEWS MUSEUM NEWS By Mike Rugel • Program and Content Coordinator At our recent National Convention, we premiered ant that the museum had a role in this film. DVD He was captured and became a prisoner of the our new video, Spirit, Courage and Conviction: A copies are available in our museum stores. It also Japanese once again at Cabanatuan Prison Camp Tour of the National Museum of American Jewish continues to play on PBS stations and is available where there were 121 Jewish prisoners. Kliatchko Military History. It’s a 26-minute video that takes through streaming video services. had trained to be a cantor as a young man. When the viewer through both our building and over 350 One of the more fascinating family visits hap- he saw the need in the camp, he led Jewish services years of the history of Jews serving in the American pened at the museum in June when the family of and funerals. With his long white beard and pow- military. The documentary-style video was spon- Aaron Kliatchko came for a reception follow- erful singing voice, he soon became known as the sored by the Department of New York. It features ing a ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery. “Rabbi of Cabanatuan.” He was killed in 1944 af- Medal of Honor recipient and NBC News military Kliatchko served in the Russian Army in the ter the Japanese “hell ship” he was on was hit by analyst Jack Jacobs introducing the video. The vid- eo will bring the museum and our stories to you.

Screenshot from Spirit, Courage and Conviction: A Tour of the National Museum of American Jewish Military History. Family of Aaron Kliatchko. We encourage JWV members to share it in your Russo-Japanese War and was taken prisoner by American bombers. local communities. The video can be a valuable the Japanese. He came to the U.S. and enlisted in His descendants were raised Catholic in the tool for JWV posts to use in coordination with syn- the Army in 1910. During World War I, he was Philippines. They knew very little about their agogues, community centers, or other local groups. stationed in the Philippines. He stayed there af- Jewish heritage and not much more about Aaron’s It can help promote JWV, NMAJMH and educate ter the war working for an American engineering military service but were fascinated by it. A cantor people about the history of Jews in the American firm. When the Japanese occupied the islands, sang at the museum reception, reciting the same military. We’re counting on you to help share it and Kliatchko returned to action at age 55 working as prayers that Kliatchko sang in Cabanatuan. As spread the word about the museum. We know not an American spy. they learned about Kliatchko’s military service, the everyone can make it to Washington, D.C., this is a family also learned about their own Jewish roots. way to bring the museum to you wherever you are We’ve had other interesting tour groups through in the world. the museum recently including a North Carolina At this time, the video is available for free teachers group in D.C. on a Holocaust education pro- to JWV Department and County Commanders. gram. We had another teachers group come through Please contact Michael Rugel at mrugel@nmajmh. a program arranged by the Friends of the National org or 202-265-6280 to receive a copy. World War II Memorial that included a Q & A with We also had the opportunity to screen the PBS two Jewish WWII vets. We want to continue to en- documentary GI Jews: Jewish Americans in World courage educators to come to the museum. It’s im- War II at the convention, and we had Battle of the portant to reach teachers who can bring our stories Bulge Veteran Boris Stern there to tell his story as back to their classrooms or bring the classes here to well. We’ve been hearing great feedback on the film the museum. Please let the schools in your commu- since it first aired on PBS in March. It was import- Boris Stern at JWV’s 123rd Annual Convention. nity know about the museum. Coming Up  Coming Up  Coming Up Alan S. Brown Scholar Series Alan S. Brown Scholar Series Book Talk: Author Elizabeth Fox October 18 • 7:00 pm November 4 • 1:00 pm November 29 • 7:00 pm Leah Garrett, author of Young Lions: How Steven Ossad author of Omar Nelson Elizabeth Fox, author of We Are Going to Be Jewish Authors Reinvented the American Bradley: America’s GI General. Ossad will Lucky: A WWII Love Story in Letters, will War Novel. talk about not discuss her book Garrett will dis- only Bradley, which presents the cuss the writing but his inter- correspondence and war service actions with between the of Norman Jewish officers author’s parents Mailer, Joseph Maurice Rose when Fox’s Heller and more and Mickey father served in famous Jewish Marcus. World War II. authors who were veterans.

20 National Museum of American Jewish Military History Volume 72 • Number 3 • 2018 www.nmajmh.org www.nmajmh.org Volume 72 • Number 3 • 2018 National Museum of American Jewish Military History MUSEUM NEWS MUSEUM NEWS By Pamela Elbe • Collections, Archives & Exhibitions Coordinator Be A Part of the Exhibit: Request for Stories One of the great things about the multimedia pieces military service around the world (1948 to the pres- military service. How is it representative of in the Museum’s new permanent exhibit is the abil- ent) and it includes the personal stories and photo- your overall experience? Were you stationed ity to add material as stories and photos find their graphs of those who have served. The information somewhere remote, or have an interesting mil- way to us. The number of veterans in our “Service and images that you submit will be included in the itary specialty or duties? Around the World” interactive computer touch interactive map in our permanent exhibition, and • Provide an image with a caption. You can send table has continued to grow since the exhibition potentially used in future exhibitions. We need your more than one image from your time in the ser- opening. We would love to add more stories from help to show how Jews have contributed around the vice, but please include at least one as this is a around the globe to the touch table, and to do that globe while serving in the American military. This visual interactive medium. we need your help. includes the Korean and Vietnam conflicts, but we Women who served in the US armed forces The theme of this interactive map is American also want to include the many, many smaller oper- anytime from 1948 to the present, we need your ations that are so often overlooked. Whether you help! In our ongoing effort to document as many were a nurse in Korea, served in Kuwait, or recent- Jewish veterans as possible, we are currently fo- ly returned from serving in Afghanistan – we want cusing on female representation within these ranks. to document just how varied Jewish military expe- We need stories and images from female veterans rience has been in the past 70 years. (service from 1948 to the present), and anyone We have already received many wonderful (male or female) who served from the 1980s to the submissions, but we have room for more. We want present. to document as many veterans as possible. To have In order to be able to use your images, we ask your story and photograph included, please send an that the digital photo file be higher quality resolu- email to Pamela Elbe ([email protected]) with tion (file size of at least 1 MB). If you have any all of the following info: questions, please contact Pamela Elbe. • Your name and contact info If you are a Jewish veteran who has served in • Your branch of service and rank at the time the US military any time since 1948 to the present, • Military operation you can be included in this display. You do not need • Location to be a member of JWV to be included (though we • Dates of service would love to have you as a member). No need to • A brief statement. This does not need to be resubmit your story if you previously sent it in to anything elaborate—it can be as simple as why the Museum. Please help us show visitors that Jews Visitors from around the world learn about the you joined the military. Or describe a specific, have served—and continue to serve—in the US proud history of Jews in the American military. memorable incident that occurred during your armed forces around the world!

The Skeer Family’s Armistice Ordeal Abraham Skeer of Brooklyn, NY, was drafted and months before the Skeer family would hear from lived to be 97 years old despite the wounds he re- entered the service on May 28, 1918. He served with Abraham. Just days before the peace agreement, ceived in the war. Company E of the 313th Infantry Regiment 79th while fighting in the Argonne Forest on Nov. 7, Division and was sent to France in July of 1918. He 1918, Abraham was gassed and shot. The War participated in several battles, including Avocourt, Department initially reported him as missing in Marlancourt, and the Verdun sector of the Argonne action, but he was later found in a hospital, severe- Forest. He went over the top at Montfaucon during ly wounded, near the scene of the battle. In January the Meuse-Argonne Offensive. of 1919 he was able to be reunited with his fami- On November 10, 1918, Abraham’s sister ly. Abraham went on to marry, raise two children, Lillian wrote him a hopeful letter about the poten- have a successful career as a civil engineer, and tial end to the war: We are making arrangements for your homecoming. The papers say that we are go- ing to have peace. President Wilson says that Monday Nov. 11, 1918 we will have peace. So maybe you can come home soon. Mama says we will have your uniform as a remembrance and shall hang it on a wall for everybody to see…. We have not received a letter from you for several weeks. I guess it is due to the fact that your time was taken up by fighting. Are you well? Has anything hurt you? I hope not. God will take care of you, I know. Papa and Mama pray every day and they put in a word for us Letter from Lillian Skeer to her brother Abe, written too. I am sure He has heard our prayers and is not knowing that he had been severely wounded answering them for maybe before you get this days earlier. letter we shall have peace.

Though peace came as predicted when the ar- Pvt Abe Skeer, who was wounded in the Argonne mistice was signed on Nov. 11, 1918, it would be Forest just four days before the armistice.

National Museum of American Jewish Military History Volume 72 • Number 3 • 2018 www.nmajmh.org www.nmajmh.org Volume 72 • Number 3 • 2018 National Museum of American Jewish Military History 21 Remembering Christopher Celiz By Anna Selman, Programs and Public Relations Coordinator Battalion. He had an incredibly positive attitude that inspired Rangers throughout the formation,” Over the summer, we lost another one of our broth- his battalion commander, LTC Sean McGee, said ers in arms. Sergeant First Class (SFC) Christopher in the release. “SFC Class Celiz led from the front Celiz, a member of the 1st Battalion of 75th and always put himself at the decisive point on the Ranger Regiment, died July 12 of wounds suffered battlefield. He was a loving husband and father, and as a result of enemy small-arms fire in eastern he and his family have been an important part of Afghanistan’s Paktiya province. He was 32. the fabric that represents 1st Ranger Battalion and “While conducting combat operations in the Savannah community.” Paktiya province, Celiz was wounded by ene- His funeral took place Wednesday afternoon at my small arms fire,” stated a U.S. Army Special Congregation Mickve Israel in historic Savannah. Operations Command press release. “He was treat- Flags were lowered at half-staff throughout the ed immediately and medically evacuated to the Sergeant First Class Christopher Celiz. state in his honor. Hundreds of mourners filled nearest medical treatment facility where he died Photo Credit: US Army. a Savannah, Georgia, synagogue to remember a of his wounds.” He was part of a team of Army Jewish soldier killed in action in Afghanistan on Rangers supporting the CIA in an intensifying ef- Summerville High School, where he participated July 12. fort to kill or capture top militant targets. in JROTC. According to one of his JROTC bat- The Governor of South Carolina, Henry “The 75th Ranger Regiment suffered a tremen- tle buddies, they would spend weekends together McMaster, ordered flags at half-staff on July 18th. dous loss with the passing of SFC Chris Celiz,” Col. competing at drill meets and hanging out at one an- “As you look at the flag today and see it at half- Brandon Tegtmeier, the 75th Ranger Regiment’s other’s homes. It was at Summerville High School staff, please take a moment to remember Sergeant commander, said in the release. “Chris was a na- where he also met the love of his life, with whom he First Class Christopher A. Celiz, who made the tional treasure who led his Rangers with passion, shared an 8 year old daughter. ultimate sacrifice for our country in Afghanistan, competence, and an infectiously positive attitude He enlisted in the U.S. Army in September and pray for his family and friends as they, and no matter the situation. He will be greatly missed.” 2007 after completing two years at the Citadel. our entire state, mourn his loss,” McMaster wrote Celiz deployed from 2008 to 2009 in support In 2013, Celiz was selected to serve with the on Facebook. of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF) and from 2011 75th Ranger Regiment as a combat engineer. He The Jewish War Veterans of the U.S.A. (JWV) to 2012 in support of Operation Enduring Freedom served with 1st Battalion as the Battalion Master mourns the death of SFC Christopher Celiz, and (OEF). He was on his fifth deployment with 1st Breacher and engineer and then later as a mortar we promise to remind the Jewish community Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment when he was platoon sergeant with Company D. At the time of about his service and to remind the world that killed. He deployed to war zones a total of seven his death, Celiz was serving as the battalion mor- Jews have and will continue to proudly serve the times with the U.S. Army. tar platoon sergeant. United States – some, like Celiz, have given their Celiz was born in 1986 in South Carolina, and “SFC Chris Celiz was a great Ranger lead- lives. It is our duty to remember them and to tell he was a native of Summerville, SC. He attended er, and he will be sorely missed by 1st Ranger the next generation of their sacrifice.

TAPS DEPARTMENT AT LARGE Schwartz, Barry H. - Post 400 Sherman, Bernard M. - Post 354 Saks, Melvin I. - Post 69 Blatt, Morris - Post 100 Schwartzman, Allen - Post 172 Spencer, Allen - Post 354 Schonholz, Simon - Post 50 Shapiro, Harry - Post 400 Schwartz, William - Post 169 Brown, Morris - Post 344 DEPARTMENT OF NEVADA Diamond, Arthur - Post 344 Sherman, Elliot P. - Post 400 Wien, Albert J. - Post 652 Glasman, Bernard (Bud) A. - Post 21 Komer, Stuart - Post 100 Teller, Kenneth F. - Post 778 Schorr, Richard C. - Post 021 DEPARTMENT OF OHIO Lapook, Sidney - Post 1 DEPARTMENT OF ILLINOIS Blair, Allan E. - Post 122 Lesser, Theodore - Post 344 DEPARTMENT OF NEW JERSEY Block, Richard - Post 89 Rosenbaum, Jacob I. - Post 44 Mayer, Sol - Post 343 Durlacher, Jules - Post 741 Less, Theodore D. - Post 29 Sussman, Isadore - Post 122 Pernitz, Adolf - Post 344 Feinberg, Harry M. - Post 651 Weiner, Sidney - Post 153 Vogel, Stan - Post 122 Rosen, Robert L. - Post 344 Friedenberg, Bernard I. - Post 39 Yablok, Aaron - Post 122 Rusnak, Robert - Post 100 DEPARTMENT OF MIDWEST Glantzman, Jack M. - Post 359 Wagner, Theodore - Post 1 Block, Lawrence - Post 644 Israel, Max A. - Post 651 DEPARTMENT OF PENNSYLVANIA Friedman, Merle - Post 644 Kingan, Joseph - Post 126 Gottfried, Edward - Post 98 DEPARTMENT OF CALIFORNIA Kagin, Paul S. - Post 605 Maegin, Stephen D. - Post 741 Mishkin, Alvin - Post 239 Baizer, Edward - Post 118 Melman, Howard L. - Post 126 Rubinstein, Arthur - Post 98 Fox, William - Post 786 DEPARTMENT OF MARYLAND Lipsenthal, Jerome - Post 651 Slott, Meyer - Post 697 Gorlick, Dave - Post 617 Arthur, Sidney - Post 692 Lurie, Stanley J. - Post 651 Plastik, Herbert - Post 185 Enten, Robert C. - Post 567 DEPARTMENT OF SOUTHEAST Silverstein, Morton - Post 651 Firestone, David - Post 567 Berkowitz, Manuel L. - Post 112 Tobenkin, William - Post 741 DEPARTMENT OF CONNECTICUT Flior, Arthur - Post 692 Bachner, Leo I. - Post 45 Yanofsky, Ben - Post 125 DEPARTMENT OF SOUTHWEST Jacobs, Jerome B. - Post 567 Rodin, Jack - Post 45 Zimmerman, Harry - Post 125 Gersten, Jesse - Post 619 Kramer, Alvin - Post 567 Lapidus, Louis B. - Post 203 Sherman, William T. - Post 45 DEPARTMENT OF NEW YORK Weinstein, Saunder - Post 45 DEPARTMENT OF MASSACHUSETTS Moise, Robert N. - Post 619 Brilliant, Howard M. - Post 106 Bernstein, Max L. - Post32 Sloane, Arthur Gerald - Post 619 Dingott, Marvin M. - Post 191 DEPARTMENT OF FLORIDA Cohen, Hyman L. - Post 32 Boodman, Sonia V. - Post 202 Ehrenman, Howard - Post 169 DEPARTMENT OF TALO Gitner, Melvin - Post 157 Borr, Sam - Post 202 Friedman, Herbert - Post 652 Brenners, Ronald - Post 256 Jacobson, J. D. - Post 32 Duhan, Leah L. - Post 199 Gass, Harold - Post 69 Cohen, Jerome Paul - Post 753 Markawitz, Erwin G. - Post 32 Fisher, George - Post 440 Goldenberg, Irving L. - Post 68 Lefton, Arthur A. - Post 753 Sloane, Sidney - Post 32 Karnes, Seymour G. - Post 300 Goldwasser, Norman - Post 425 Marcus, Peter B. - Post 256 Weiner, Ernest - Post 32 Kobal, Seymour - Post 440 Greenbaum, Maxwell - Post 652 Partegas, Bob - Post 256 Weintraub, Manuel - Post 32 Lawrence, Matthew - Post 400 Huss, Arthur - Post 80 Polakoff, Richard - Post 256 Lichtman, Gideon - Post 631 DEPARTMENT OF MICHIGAN Karp, Samuel D. - Post 652 Presser, Joel - Post 256 Maloff, Hilbert - Post 819 Burg, Seymour - Post 510 Kloner, William - Post 80 Schultz, Allan W. - Post 256 Morris, Alvin N. - Post 172 Ellis, Robert L. - Post 135 Levitt, Nelson - Post 3 Sherrod, Earle H. - Post 757 Painkin, Martin - Post 502 Wauldron, Norman S. - Post 135 Malchi, Eli - Post 425 Teitelbaum, Adolph - Post 256 Weiss, Murray - Post 474 Markowitz, Harold - Post 717 Rauch, Lloyd R. - Post 202 DEPARTMENT OF WISCONSIN Roth, Edward - Post 243 Marokus, Roy S. - Post 129 DEPARTMENT OF MINNESOTA Gingold, Sam - Post 701 Scherer, Stanley I. - Post 172 Palais, Elliott S. - Post 68 Mark, H. - Post 331 Schreiber, Arthur - Post 705 Pores, Leo - Post 129

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