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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 645

Jewish soldiers

US soldiers carry the coffin of 1st. Lt. Nathan B. Baskind, who was buried in a German mass grave after being killed in WWII and recently reburied after DNA testing proved his identity, in Normandy, France, June 23, 2024. (Benjamin Mack-Jackson)
June 30, 2024, 4:59 pm
After 80 years in a Nazi grave, Jewish American WWII hero reburied under Star of David
1st Lt. Nathan B. Baskind was killed in Normandy after D-Day. His body was never returned, but thanks to dedication and new technology, his is one of the site’s few Jewish funerals
By Benjamin Mack-Jackson
German and US soldiers at Ramstein Air Force Base, Germany honor Nathan Baskind's remains after their excavation. (US Army)
June 7, 2024, 12:55 am
Jewish D-Day veteran to be reburied in Normandy after 80 years in Nazi mass grave
Excavation team led by Operation Benjamin foundation found remains of Nate Baskind, an American-Jewish soldier who died in a POW camp
By Andrew Lapin
Kharkiv Rabbi Moshe Moskovitz conducts a burial service for Ali Shabay, who fell in battle near Kharkiv, April 23, 2023 (courtesy)
April 25, 2023, 3:38 am
Missing Ukrainian soldier given Jewish burial after months-long search for body
Remains of Ali Shabay, who was killed fighting Russian troops last May, identified by DNA last week; Kyiv appoints Jewish chaplain for military
By Lazar Berman
Front page of the October 19, 1944 issue of 'Lahayal,' the daily newspaper for Jewish soldiers in Europe published in Italy. Top headlines are about the progress of the Allies in Europe.(Courtesy of the National Library of Israel)
November 18, 2022, 11:39 am
Trove of publications by WWII Jewish soldiers from Palestine gets new home at NLI
Newspapers, journals, and other periodicals produced by Jewish units from Palestine in British Army reveal rich intellectual and emotional lives of soldiers fighting in Europe
By Renee Ghert-Zand
A page from 'The English GI,' written by Jonathan Sandler and illustrated by Brian Bicknell. (Courtesy of Jonathan Sandler)
August 19, 2022, 2:27 pm
Graphic memoir paints wild tale of a stranded UK Jew who fought for the US in WWII
In ‘The English GI,’ Jonathan Sandler brings to life an unlikely series of events starting with a class trip to America that led to his grandfather fighting Nazis in a US uniform
By Renee Ghert-Zand
Matt Jaffe smiles at a baby at the Kabul airport in Afghanistan Friday, Aug. 20, 2021 in a photo that went viral. (U.S. Central Command Sgt. Isaiah Campbell/US Marine Corps)
September 4, 2021, 4:33 am
Jewish Marine who went viral cradling baby got start keeping kids happy at a JCC
Matt Jaffe, a 27-year-old sergeant, was photographed smiling down at an Afghan baby during the chaotic evacuation at Kabul airport
By Ron Kampeas
US Army Captain Warren Gross (L) at an Afghan military hospital with an Afghan coalition force soldier who suffered an eye injury, August 2011 (courtesy)
August 23, 2021, 3:36 pm
In ToI interviews, Jewish veterans of Afghanistan speak of relief…and betrayal
As America’s longest war ends in chaos, US officers recall fond memories of fellow soldiers, Afghan allies, and kiddush wine, but wonder what all the sacrifice was ultimately for
By Lazar Berman
Cars wait to enter Fort Bliss in El Paso, Texas, September 9, 2014. (Juan Carlos Llorca/AP)
May 4, 2021, 7:53 am
Torah scroll dedicated at major US Army base following synagogue renovation
Top chaplain leads ceremony at Fort Bliss, highlights contribution made by Jewish people in the past and in the present while serving in uniform
By Ron Kampeas
The aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt transits the Pacific Ocean, Jan. 25, 2020. (US Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Kaylianna Genier)
April 20, 2021, 11:15 pm
US judge hands Hasidic navy sailor reprieve from shaving beard
Petty Officer 3rd Class Edmund Di Liscia petitioned court after being ordered to remove facial hair despite exemption due to religious practices
By Cnaan Liphshiz
Screen shot of the Etz Chaim Synagogue in Indianapolis. (Google maps)
September 27, 2018, 6:34 pm
Jewish soldier killed in Korean War buried in Indianapolis
Army Cpl. Morris Meshulam, 19, was captured by the Chinese and died in 1951; his remains were identified by DNA samples from surviving family members
By JTA
Staff Sgt. Peter Taub, who was killed in a in December 2015 suicide attack in Afghanistan (screen capture: ABC News)
July 25, 2018, 10:19 am
Pennsylvania post office renamed for Jewish airman killed in Afghanistan
Staff Sgt. Peter Taub died in a suicide attack on his patrol near Bagram Air Base in December 2015
By JTA
S/Sgt David Rosenkrantz, 82nd Airborne, WWII. (Courtesy David Rosenkrantz memorial page)
July 24, 2018, 8:04 am
Jewish US soldier buried 74 years after going missing in WWII
David Rosenkrantz, reintered Friday in California, was killed at 28 during Operation Market Garden in the Netherlands, a battle chronicled in 1977 film ‘A Bridge Too Far’
By JTA
The uniform of the US Army’s 101st Airborne Division, March 21, 2015. (Luke Sharrett/Getty Images)
May 3, 2018, 1:15 am
US Army base investigates dismissal of volunteer Jewish lay leader
Jeanette Mize, who has provided services to Jewish soldiers since 1999, says she was pushed out by ‘fundamentalist Christians’ at the 101st Airborne Division’s Fort Campbell
By JTA
From left to right: Jerome Blum, past national commander of Jewish War Veterans; Matthew Millen, commander of a California JWV post; and Barry Schneider of Texas at a JWV Shabbaton in Arlington, Virginia, February 10, 2018. (Ron Kampeas/JTA)
February 26, 2018, 12:45 am
American Jewish war veterans want young warriors to keep telling their stories
An advocacy group for Jews in the military discusses strategies to remind Americans — and Jews in particular — of the proud tradition of service among this community
By Ron Kampeas
Australian, British and American soldiers and sailors raise their cups at a Passover Seder at the YMCA’s Jewish Hut, April 1919. (Courtesy)
August 27, 2017, 8:30 am
The ‘chosen’ Anzacs: Australia’s distinguished fighting Jews gain new recognition
A new book by Mark Dapin chronicles the Outback’s rich history of Hebrew heroes — including the only Jewish military commander-in-chief outside of Israel
By Rich Tenorio
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