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Army Spc. William Armstrong, a New York Army National Guard Soldier assigned to the 107th Military Police Company, receives a challenge coin from retired U.S. Navy Chaplain (Capt.) Rabbi Irv Elson, representing the Jewish Welfare Board Jewish Chaplains Council, in appreciation of his support as a color guard for the remembrance ceremony of Union Sgt. Benjamin Levy at his burial site at Cypress Hills Cemetery in Brooklyn, N.Y., May 21, 2021. Levy was a New York Soldier who is the first Jewish American to receive the Medal of Honor for his actions to save his regimental colors and rally his unit, the 1st New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment, during the Battle of Glendale in June 1862. (U.S. National Guard photo by New York Guard Capt. Mark Getman)

Memorial Day 2021 Reflection: “We miss the flowers.”

June 2, 2021 Chaplain Barry Pitegoff, BCC 0

Chaplain Barry Pitegoff reflects on the power of Memorial Day. [Read more…]

The National World War II Memorial, Washington, DC (Carole Leskin photo)

For the Four Boys from Brooklyn on Memorial Day

May 28, 2018 Carole Leskin 0

Four Men. Boys from Brooklyn. Poor. Smart. Always causing trouble…but managing to get out of it. Best Friends. Brothers, really. Remained close all of their lives. But World War 11 changed that. Nate and Jack [Read more…]

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Friday August 6: Reva Farenback-Brateman on LGBTQ outreach programs for elders

Friday August 13: Former Agriculture Secretaty and Congressman Dan Glickman on his book Laughing at Myself: My Education in Congress, in the Farm and at the Movies

Friday August 20: Cantor Ben Kintisch on his "Life Review: The Hospice Musical"

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