CPL Herbert Blum: Hitler as the Modern Haman
Corporal Herbert Blum sent this Purim card (issued by the Jewish Welfare Board) home to his parents in Jersey City. Blum worked for the Army… Read More »CPL Herbert Blum: Hitler as the Modern Haman
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Nazi Propaganda in the Hands of American Jewish Soldiers
Nazis were masters of propaganda. Much of it was designed to enforce their anti-Jewish ideology. The ideas expressed in the propaganda materials were appalling and… Read More »Nazi Propaganda in the Hands of American Jewish Soldiers
Major David Salisbury Franks and the Founding Fathers in the American Revolution
David Salisbury Franks had perhaps the most fascinating career of any Jewish American who fought in the American Revolution. Franks was an associate of Benjamin… Read More »Major David Salisbury Franks and the Founding Fathers in the American Revolution
Rosh Hashanah in Charleroi, Belgium, 1944
For Jewish service members at war, High Holiday services provided a respiter. The familiar ceremonies offered a refuge and the connection with the Jewish community in the… Read More »Rosh Hashanah in Charleroi, Belgium, 1944
Friendship stronger than bullets and bombs: the message of Cpl Roger Briskin
The Purple Heart medal awarded posthumously to Corporal Roger Briskin is on display in the core exhibit at the National Museum of American Jewish Military History.… Read More »Friendship stronger than bullets and bombs: the message of Cpl Roger Briskin
The Brooklyn Cowboy: American Jews on Horseback in WWII
The worn Model 1940 riding boots of Private Harold Ehrenpreis evoke an Army man who’s spent countless hours on a horse. Most people associate combat… Read More »The Brooklyn Cowboy: American Jews on Horseback in WWII
Honoring Liberators of the Concentration Camps Video
This video was produced for the Jewish War Veterans Foundation gala in February 2016 honoring WWII Concentration Camp Liberators.
Three Fascinating World War II Haggadot
Like other religious publications, Haggadot for American Jews in the Armed Forces were often produced by the Jewish Welfare Board. This began in World War… Read More »Three Fascinating World War II Haggadot
Guard of Israel – Bencin Riseman and Family in the First World War
Russian-immigrant Bencin Riseman joined the Massachusetts National Guard and served on the Mexican Border in 1916. When that conflict ended, Riseman returned home to Boston, where… Read More »Guard of Israel – Bencin Riseman and Family in the First World War
A Purim in Tunisia
A.J. Callner was a cook for the U.S. Navy aboard USS LCI(L)-44 during World War II. In his memoir, he recalled having three different Purim meals in… Read More »A Purim in Tunisia
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