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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
The unfinished museum honoring Jewish World War II veterans, in Latrun, Israel, April 18, 2017. (AP Photo/Tsafrir Abayov)
April 24, 2017, 2:10 pm
Jewish veterans bemoan stalling of Israel’s WWII museum
$10 million needed to complete building, exhibits in Latrun for story of 1.5 million Jewish soldiers who fought the Nazis
By Aron Heller
Residents of the Cuban community of Cecilia, in Guantanamo Province, are evacuated on October 3, 2016 as Hurricane Matthew approaches. (YAMIL LAGE/AFP/Getty Images)
October 8, 2016, 3:20 am
Rabbi’s High Holidays at Gitmo cut short by Hurricane Matthew
Abbi Sharofsky is airlifted to Florida as her visit with Jewish troops stationed at Guantanamo Bay is thwarted after just 48 hours
By Gabe Friedman
Izzy Ezagui, center, and fellow reserve soldiers in 2014 (Courtesy of Izzy Ezagui)
December 25, 2015, 3:19 am
How a US-born amputee fought his way back into the Israeli army
Floridian Izzy Ezagui, gravely injured in Gaza in 2008, wasn’t going to let the loss of his left arm stop him from heading back to combat duty
By Ben Sales
US President Barack Obama presents the Medal of Honor to Elsie Shemin-Roth center, and Ina Bass left, accepting on behalf of their late father, Army Sergeant William Shemin, for actions while serving in France during World War I, during a ceremony in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC, June 2, 2015. (AFP/SAUL LOEB)
June 2, 2015, 9:39 pm
Black and Jewish WWI heroes receive US Medal of Honor
Sgt. William Shemin and Pvt. Henry Johnson said to have been denied recognition for valor due to discrimination
By AP
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