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Jewish War Veterans
(From left) Charles Lutin, Roger Soiset, Cary King and Larry Taylor agree that the stories of Vietnam War service should be told.
February 8, 2018, 5:37 am
Vietnam Vets Share Their Reality
A Temple Sinai panel discussion marks the 50th anniversary of the Tet Offensive.
By Marcia Caller Jaffe
A U.S. stamp commemorates the Four Chaplains.
January 31, 2018, 2:52 pm
Four Chaplains: Unified America at Its Best
It was no laughing matter when a rabbi, a priest, a minister and a pastor went down with the ship in World War II.
By Rabbi Albert Slomovitz
Herbert Ray Karp
January 22, 2018, 3:36 pm
Obituary: Herbert Ray Karp
The Atlanta native was a World War II Army veteran, an accomplished professional artist and a businessman.
Liberation in Europe leads to impromptu prayer services in "GI Jews."
January 11, 2018, 1:08 pm
AJFF Review: Fighting for Right With ‘GI Jews’
The Jewish Americans who battled in Europe and the Pacific during World War II tell their stories at last.
By Dave Schechter
December 27, 2017, 5:12 pm
Obituary: Benjamin Wertheimer
A native New Yorker and Army veteran of World War II, he moved to Atlanta to be close to family.
George Heart’s collection shows that a chanukiah can be made out of almost anything.
December 20, 2017, 12:41 pm
Hanukkah at Valley Forge: A Uniform Holiday
Jewish War Veterans Post 112 put on a Chanukah social Sunday morning, Dec. 17.
By Eli Gray
December 15, 2017, 4:36 pm
Obituary: Herbert S. Goldstein
He was one of downtown Marietta's dominant figures in retail and real estate for more than half a century.
Jewish artist S. Raskin created this and other illustrations for “On Bloody Paths.”
December 8, 2017, 5:37 am
Jewish Soldiers Found Joy in 1917 Georgia
A Yiddish speaker training at Camp Gordon wrote about Chanukah, Zionism and the Atlanta community.
By S. Cohen and Dan Setzer
December 7, 2017, 6:10 pm
Obituary: Sidney Stein
He was a tail gunner on a B-24 in World War II and owned S&F Beverage for 30 years.
Retired Navy Capt. Neil Block (right) and 11-year-old Avi Heart join U.S. Army troops on the bimah of the Regimental Chapel at Fort Benning on Dec. 3. (Photo by Ahava Heart)
December 5, 2017, 7:26 am
Shacharit and Schmear at Fort Benning
JWV Post 112 helps more than 500 soldiers celebrate the Jewish faith at the weekly service Dec. 3.
By Dave Schechter
Ready for the morning’s flag-planting mission at Arlington Memorial Park are (back row, from left) Grace Sklar, Daniel Sklar (whose D-Day veteran father is buried in the cemetery), Don Herrmann, Marc Kranz, Fred Taylor, Sandy Shulman and Stefan Pollack and (front row, from left) Leah Benator, Barry Benator, Gabi Jones and David B. Shulman.
November 8, 2017, 11:19 am
For Veterans Day, Serving Those Who Served Us
JWV volunteers gathered at three cemeteries to plant fresh flags at veterans' graves Nov. 5.
By Atlanta Jewish Times
Col. Carl Singer, the national commander of the Jewish War Veterans of the U.S.A., testifies before Congress.
August 24, 2017, 8:24 am
Selman: JWV Ready to Crush American Nazis Again
The Jewish veterans organization led the struggle in the 1930s and is stepping up after Charlottesville.
By Anna Selman
Anna Selman is the programs and public relations coordinator for the Jewish War Veterans of the United States of America. Contact JWV Post 112 (www.facebook.com/JWVSoutheast) in metro Atlanta to get involved in the campaign for an improved G.I. Bill.
June 20, 2017, 3:53 pm
The Jewish Effort to Pass the G.I. Bill
With veterans coming home to fully staffed factories after WW2, the G.I. Bill helped prevent another recession.
By Anna Selman
Jewish War Veterans Post 112 commander Robert Max thanks Jon Ossoff for speaking to the group May 21.
May 22, 2017, 5:08 am
Iran Deal Divides Ossoff, Handel
In a rare appearance at the same event, the 6th District candidates speak to the Jewish War Veterans.
By Atlanta Jewish Times
While members of the Israeli Scouts and B’nei Akiva hold Israeli flags, Epstein School student Joshua Sampson plays the violin to lead the singing of “Hatikva” at the end of the Yom HaZikaron ceremony April 30 at The Temple.
May 21, 2017, 9:00 am
Pausing to Remember on Memorial Day
Shouldn't the day for fallen American soldiers mean more than store sales and swimming pool openings?
By Dave Schechter
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