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September 8, 2025

Commemorating Jewish Heroism in World War I and II

Exchanging crosses for Stars of David.

Since 2019, an organization called Operation Benjamin has identified graves of American Jewish soldiers who fell in the world wars and were buried under crosses, and arranged to have them replaced with Stars of David. Herewith, a video tribute to Rabbi Jacob J. Schacter, one of the organization’s leaders, which includes some of the speeches he gave at the ceremonies for these heroes. (Video, 9 minutes.)

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