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Jewish War Veterans of the United States of America (also referred to as Jewish War Veterans of the U.S.A., Jewish War Veterans, or JWV) is an American Jewish veterans' organization created in 1896 by American Civil War veterans to raise awareness of contributions made by Jewish service members. [1] [2]
The American Jewish Military Heritage Project is an internet educational project sponsored by the National Museum of American Jewish Military History, providing links to websites, films, and literature documenting the contributions of Jews to the American military or sites of interest to Jewish American veterans.
This is a list of notable Jewish Americans in the U.S. military. For other Jewish Americans, see Lists of Jewish Americans. Colonel Aaron Bank, founder of the Green Berets › archives › la-xpm-2004-apr-02-me-bank2-story.html; Mel Brooks, U.S. Army combat engineer during World War II who participated in the Battle of the Bulge. [1]
Leominster (/ ˈ l ɛ m ə n s t ər / LEM-ən-stər) is a city in Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States. It is the second-largest city in Worcester County, with a population of 43,222 [3] at the 2023 census. [4] Leominster is located north of Worcester and northwest of Boston. Both Route 2 and Route 12 pass through Leominster.
The Jewish War Veterans of the United States of America is an American Jewish veterans' organization, and the oldest veterans group in the United States. It has an estimated 37,000 members. [91] The Jewish War Veterans were established in 1896. [91] The group holds a congressional charter under Title 36 of the United States Code. [92] [93]
Leominster's common is the site of several monuments, including: a monument marking the site of the town's second meeting house from 1775-1824 (which was replaced by the first town house), a Native American mortar (moved to the site in 1880), several veterans' memorials, and a firefighters' memorial.
Jewish American military personnel (2 C, 503 P) Pages in category "Jewish-American military history" The following 15 pages are in this category, out of 15 total.
The National Museum of American Jewish Military History (NMAJMH) was founded September 2, 1958, in Washington, D.C., to document and preserve "the contributions of Jewish Americans to the peace and freedom of the United States...[and to educate] the public concerning the courage, heroism and sacrifices made by Jewish Americans who served in the armed forces."