Events in May–July 2021
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- Bryan Mark Rigg - Flamethrower: Woody Williams and the Jews on Iwo Jima
Bryan Mark Rigg - Flamethrower: Woody Williams and the Jews on Iwo Jima
Bryan Mark Rigg - Flamethrower: Woody Williams and the Jews on Iwo Jima
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May 6, 2021Author Bryan Mark Rigg joins us to discuss American Jews on Iwo Jima including Rabbi Roland Gittelsohn in the context of his book Flamethrower: Iwo Jima Medal of Honor Recipient and U.S. Marine Woody Williams and His Controversial Award, Japan's Holocaust and the Pacific War. Flamethrower documents Hershel “Woody” Williams’ Medal of Honor process.
He is the author of Hitler’s Jewish Soldiers, which won the William E. Colby Award for Military History, was featured on NBC-TV’s Dateline, and has been translated into eleven languages. He is also the author of Rescued from the Reich, Lives of Hitler’s Jewish Soldiers, and The Rabbi Saved by Hitler’s Soldiers.
Bryan Mark Rigg - Flamethrower: Woody Williams and the Jews on Iwo Jima
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- Online Event: When Rabbis Bless Congress
Online Event: When Rabbis Bless Congress
Online Event: When Rabbis Bless Congress
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June 10, 2021Howard Mortman joins us to discuss When Rabbis Bless Congress: The Great American Story of Jewish Prayers on Capitol Hill and the military chaplains who have delivered the prayers.
Congress opens each session with a prayer offered by a chaplain or guest chaplain. Among the guest chaplains: Rabbis.
This book is about the rabbis. It’s an unprecedented examination of 160 years of Jewish prayers delivered in the literal and figurative center of American democracy. With exhaustive research written in approachable prose, it uniquely tells the story of over 400 rabbis giving over 600 prayers since the Civil War days—who they are and what they say.
Few written works examine the tradition of prayers in government. This new angle will appeal to students (and lovers) of American history, Congress, American Jewish history, and religion. It’s a welcome, important addition to our understanding of Congress and Jewish contribution to America.
Howard Mortman is communications director for C-SPAN, the public service providing television coverage of the U.S. Congress. A veteran of Washington, DC, media organizations, he has observed Congress from positions at MSNBC, National Journal’s Hotline, Broadcasting Board of Governors, and New Media Strategies. He graduated from the University of Maryland.
Co-sponsored by the JWB Jewish Chaplains Council of the JCCA.
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- Leah Garrett - X-Troop
Leah Garrett - X-Troop
Leah Garrett - X-Troop
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July 8, 2021Leah Garrett discusses the World War II saga of the Jewish refugees who fought in Britain’s most secretive special-forces unit