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r'SUrche1C:ais1prmm1hic,in»PhaCOlC!IK«hin.ofdiadarsi 1 haJEWISH VETERAN DINNER SPEAKERS - Leaders: ofPost 131 Jewish War Veterans, with state and national •« ««,Post 131 Jewjsn war veieiaiu, • .—, , „ .prominent at last night’s Installation dinner included Hysnic Huher)-stein retiring commander; Isidore Ginsberg, state commander. Abe stem, ^ ... ’_____ J t pnir r A cW^r mrnmrne com-Cota national committeeman, and Louis FJeisher. incoming com-mander.150 Members InducteddiClt;tharti«isfi:Ouiq*-ofdiByWarThe history o£ ihc American Jew- iJigures the great amout they iid in ish ilgh.ers irorn the fir* one in I the recent war, including ,« who New York in 1654 thru the 650,000 men and women who fought -n world war 2 was cited last night byWUIItl WO» lt;* ‘ ,the department commander. Isidore Ginsberg of Jackson Heights, as he helped Onondaga Post 131 Jewish War Veterans, double its.membership by the obligation of 150 world war 2 men, received at an installation dinner in Hotel Syracuse.Ginsberg pointed out in closing his address that, there is no claim that the Jews won the war, but that he would point out to these who seek to make the Jew a scapegoat that a Jew has always been a good American and a good soldier.He h8d earlier shown by facts andhave won the highest honors, and some 8,361 known to have made the supreme sacrifice. He said that or. Friday night, Gov. Dewey in the Waldorf Astoria presented to 150 Americans of Jewish faith the New York state conspicuous service cross, including one posthumously to former Gov. Herbert IT. Lehman in honor of his son, Peter Lehman. Available statistics show, he said, that 1.004 families had 3,594 sons in the service and that 13,000 Jews hove been decorated for. valor.The speaker was introduced by Abe Cohen, national executive committeeman from New York, who ‘served as toastmaster. Cohen installed the Onondaga post officers headed by Louis Fleischer, replacing Hymie Rubenslein as commander. Charles P. Ben was general chairman of the function.Other officers inducted withFleisher were: Vice-commanders,Charles Ben and Morris Teclcr; judge advocate, David Gradingcr; liaison officer, Charles Soloway; surgeon. Dr. Reuben Lcverton; adjutants. Raymond Seidenbcrg and Bernard B. Alderman; quartermaster, Julius J. Kruth; officer of the day. Albert Weinstein; patriotic instructor, Abraham Wexler; officer of the guard, Isadore Seskin; chaplain, Joseph Ozur; honorary chaplain, Rabbi Benjamin Friedman; historian, Benjamin Kaplan, and trustees, I. A. Rubestein. Hymie Rubenstein and Rose Gordon.Invocation was given by RabbS Earl A. Stone, followed by a greeting by Rubenstein who introduced guests including Mayor Frank J. Costello and acting Postmaster Myron J. Parkinson. Rev. Francis Fur-fara gave the benediction.P-$-rrirsiIrb.wtirrHvira11s:itQE*hun•nac1Efi1nrirv «nix' cravirvst.*IVO
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Syracuse Post Standard
Syracuse, New York, US
Sun, Feb 24, 1946
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