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Family Stories: Daughters, Mothers, and Bubbes
Sunday May 20, 2012 . 1:00-5:00 pm
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Memorial Services, May 25th, 2012
This year, we will be honoring the memory of the Jewish Fallen Heroes of Iraq and Afghanistan with a special Shabbat service, led by Cantor Larry Paul and musician Robyn Helzner at the Sixth and I Historic Synagogue, 600 I Street, NW Washington, DC. National Museum of American Jewish Military History President, Norman Rosenshein, will give opening remarks. During the service, the names of the more than 40 fallen heroes will be read in solemn remembrance and prayer. Followed by dinner and Shabbat singing. RSVPS requested, visit http://www.sixthandi.org/EventDetails.
Admission:
The cost for dinner is $8 in advance
$10 the day of the service.
Drinks and appetizers - 6:00 pm
Services begin - 6:45 pm
Dinner - 8:00 pm
Author Leila Levinson brought her powerful memoir to the National Museum of American Jewish Military History Tuesday April 24, 2012 . Gated Grief: The Daughter of a GI Concentration Camp Liberator Discovers a Legacy of Trauma is her personal story and "how she uses it to act as a springboard to the larger historical picture of 1) how little the GIs knew about the concentration camps before the liberations; 2) the specific response of and consequences for the Jewish GIs; 3) how invisible the trauma of the GI liberators has been and why (how many GIs witnessed the camps); 4) the consequences for American Jewry and all Americans of GIs being the primary witnesses to the Holocaust." Event was co sponsored by the Jewish Study Center. Special thanks to invited guests Larry Rosen and Marcel Hodak.
Visit the website Veterans' Children. It is based on this war's trans-generational trauma memoir. It seeks to assist the building of an historic bridge between veterans and their children, a bridge of stories.
April 18, 12-2pm. Author and professor of Pediatrics and Medicine at Georgetown University, Dr. Itzhak Brook MD MSc, CDR Ret MC US Navy lectured and presented his new book "In the Sands of Sinai: A physicians Account of the Yom Kippur War."
May 20, 1-5pm, The NMAJMH and the JSC will devote a special afternoon to Family Stories: Daughters, Mothers and Bubbes.
June 3, 1-5pm, as part of the Dupont Kalorama Museums Consortium Walk Weekend, The NMAJMH and the JSC will devote a special afternoon to Family Stories: Sons, Fathers and Zaydes.
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New Docent at Work
Dr. Sheldon Goldberg, the National Museum of American Jewish Military History's newest Docent poses with students from Ohr Kodesh Jewish Day School in Bethesda, Maryland after speaking to them about his Air Force career and being Jewish in the military. Dr. Goldberg, who recently earned his Ph.D from the University of Maryland, enlisted in the Air Force in 1956 and retired as a Lieutenant Colonel in 1985. During the war in Southeast Asia, he flew 214 combat missions as an F-4 "Phantom" Weapons Systems Officer with the 497th Tactical Fighter Squadron "Nite Owls" - the only night-dedicated fighter squadron in the Air Force - and was twice awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross for heroism. Dr. Goldberg is both a past and current Commander of Greenberg-Lerner Post 692 in Rockville Maryland and is a past National Executive Committee member from the Department of Maryland. Dr. Goldberg has been giving tours of the Museum to visitors on a regular basis for just over one year and has been called upon to speak to many Jewish school and synagogue groups about his interesting and varied careers, both in the military and government, as well as the history of the Jewish War Veterans. If you are interested in having Dr. Goldberg address your group or synagogue, please contact Mary Westley at 202 265 6280 or mwestley@nmajmh.org.
The Museum volunteer staff is growing!
Marcia F. Waldstreicher, who is a University of Maryland University College Student majoring in History, has come aboard as a museum docent and administrative assistant. Her enthusiastic style and genuine desire to learn and share provided the perfect fit for her duties. And within a few days, Marcia proved to be a valuable team player by suggesting ideas and implementing them for a Veteran's storytime tour that was presented to a local Men's group. She has also written book reviews and is currently researching information on the founding fathers of the Jewish War Veterans.
Docent Search
The National Museum of American Jewish Military History (NMAJMH) is seeking docents to lead walk–in visitors as well as pre–arranged tour groups, of both children and adults, through a variety of exhibits that explain and examine the role of Jews in American military history. The NMAJMH is affiliated with the Jewish War Veterans of the USA, and is dedicated to the mission of preserving and creating public awareness of the contributions of Jewish Americans in the Armed Forces. A contribution of your time is an immeasurable gift, and a great asset, to our organization.
We will provide training, and any necessary materials, before you begin your time commitment. It is recommended that our docents have some ability interacting with, and speaking to, the general public. Our days of operation are Monday–Friday 9am to 5pm; and we are happy to work around your schedule.
In exchange for the donation of your time, we offer honorary Museum membership, a copy of all exhibition catalogues, and an invitation to all exhibition openings, lectures and special events, as well as the annual volunteer appreciation lunch.
Please contact Mary Westley at mwestley@nmajmh.org, or by phone at (202) 265-6280 and sign up to give a gift of your time well spent. We look forward to hearing from you.
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Design for Permanent Exhibition Unveiled
The National Museum of American Jewish Military History proudly unveils the design for our new permanent core exhibit. The NMAJMH has been working with Quatrefoil Associates to put together a conceptual design for an exhibition that will cover the entire span of Jewish service in the American military. This new exhibit will be the core of the NMAJMH and is our most ambitious undertaking yet.
Meet the President of the National Museum of American Jewish Military History
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