When night came, they crawled unknowingly into the center of a German camp, where they lay for three hours undetected. Finally discovered, they made a dash to escape. In order to protect the officer, Private Herschkowitz deliberately drew the enemy fire to himself, allowing the officer to escape. Private Herschkowitz succeeded in getting through and delivering his message the next morning.
Elizabeth Fox – We Are Going to Be Lucky: A WWII Love Story in Letters Thursday, November 29, 2018, 7:00 PM Elizabeth Fox joins us… Read More »Elizabeth Fox – We Are Going to Be Lucky: A WWII Love Story in Letters – Nov. 29 7:00 pm
Since colonial days, American Jews have served their country’s military. These are their stories as told at the National Museum of American Jewish Military History.… Read More »Spirit, Courage and Conviction: A Video Tour of the National Museum of American Jewish Military History
Join us at our annual Hanukkah Party for latkes, jelly doughnuts, gelt and song! Explore the museum and we’ll eat, play games and sing. We’ll… Read More »2018 Annual Hanukkah Party – December 6 at 6:30 pm
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Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Sed erat aequius Triarium aliquid de dissensione nostra iudicare. Multoque hoc melius nos veriusque quam Stoici. Duo Reges: constructio interrete. Si enim ad populum me vocas, eum. Quodsi vultum tibi, si incessum fingeres, quo gravior viderere, non esses tui similis; Semper enim ita adsumit aliquid, ut ea, quae prima dederit, non deserat. Semper enim ita adsumit aliquid, ut ea, quae prim.
Professor Leah Garrett joins us to discuss her book Young Lions: How Jewish Authors Reinvented the American War Novel for the inaugural talk in our Alan S.… Read More »October 18th – Young Lions – Leah Garrett talk
Master Sgt. Aaron Kliatchko will be honored with a formal funeral on Friday, June 29, 2018, 10:00am, at Arlington National Cemetery. Reception follows at museum… Read More »Master Sgt. Aaron Kliatchko, WWII POW, to be honored at Arlington National Cemetery
A body of an American solider lying peacefully in the snow in a battlefield in Belgium. A Jewish boy in Brooklyn orphaned twice by World… Read More »A Soldier, An Orphan, and a Photographer
