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veteran
Security guard arrested for vandalizing Memphis yeshiva’s Torahs at hotel
Jewish Journal
January 14, 2013
A Memphis yeshiva’s Shabbat retreat was disrupted when a hotel security guard was arrested for vandalizing Torah scrolls and other property belonging to the school.
Veteran generals address day school students
Ryan Torok
November 8, 2012
“Judaism, the Jewish religion and the history of the Jewish people are steeped in values,” said retired Lt. Gen. David Fridovich, who also served in the U.S. Army as a Green Beret. Addressing a crowd of elementary and middle school students from Sinai Akiba Academy and Brawerman Elementary School, Fridovich explained how Jewish values helped him succeed in the armed forces.
Calif.’s oldest female vet, 102, reaches out with compassion
Jane Ulman
May 23, 2012
This Memorial Day, World War II Veteran Bea Abrams Cohen will be attending ceremonies at Los Angeles National Cemetery, paying tribute to all the men and women who have died fighting while serving in the U.S. Armed Forces.
In Ohio, GOP pins Senate hopes on young Jewish Iraq vet
Jewish Journal
February 28, 2012
As the 2012 campaign heats up in Ohio, Republicans are pinning their hopes on a young Jewish military veteran to unseat Democratic incumbent Sen. Sherrod Brown. Josh Mandel, a 34-year-old U.S. Marine Corps veteran and the current state treasurer, has faced a number of challenges but he is doing well in the polls. A recent Rasmussen Reports poll showed Mandel only four points behind Brown — a favorite of organized labor and liberals — in a hypothetical match-up.
Canadian gov’t funding Jewish veterans memorial
Jewish Journal
November 8, 2011
Canada\’s government said it will help fund a memorial honoring Jewish war veterans.
Should we ‘roll the dice’ on untested Obama?
Jewish Journal
October 16, 2008
Voters confuse Obama stagecraft with vision. He is articulate and confident but also glib and cocky. This is not a humble man who knows what he doesn\’t know.
Tel Aviv trauma expert assists U.S. military
Avi Hein
April 27, 2007
An Israeli professor studying the long-term effects of war on the soldiers who fight is now sharing her knowledge with United States counterparts in an attempt to provide better therapy for American servicemen and women returning home from the battlefields of Iraq.
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