`The American Jew as Patriot, Soldier, Citizen' Seven Received Medal of Honor During Civil War BY HARRY SIMONHOFF (Copyright, 1961, Jewish Telegraphic . Agency-, Inca • 11 As Jewish immigration, es- pecially out of Czarist Russia, mounted in the 19th Century, anti-Semitic sniping increased. In 1891, one . J. M. Rogers wrote a letter, published in influential North Ameri e ad view, which stated t never seen, nor • he ever hear of, any Jew aring a uni- form in the Ci War. He chal- lenged Jews give the names of the reg ents they condes- cended to ccept service in." This s more than S• Wolf ld bear. The tingui an d Jewish sp from had 1 ed in Washi first- 1862 0 1923, an rendered han of the s = ides of the by ws on outoft e s t ggle In ar d for t person k not .ufficient ledge malicio re to the s ers mies. Such ocu entary e record t ce should slanderer e anti - Sem in silence. the midst of a b-usy law pro *ce, and while. actively gag ip, in Jewish lea g. and Simo olf _spe weary • into dusty records and gathering statistics that were still available. Ob- viously he could not assemble all the data about Jews in the armed service of the North and the South. In many cases the religion of the enlisted was not mentioned, and some states did ' not have any military rec erds of the war. J HaPPY. Our Frie assover -to All d Customers LOTUS ARDENS Specializing in American and Chinese Foods • 12832 W. 7 Mile Rd. UN 1-5270 Yet he listed by name the 6,000 JeWish soldiers in the Union armies, and 1,200 Confederates. These statistics are admitted- ly incomplete and sometimes faulty. In many cases he could only s religion of e. As we now. the of used n their origin or si •lify them o c form • with • the environmen Thus 6,000 might be a smalle numbe an actually serve in rmies of the Union 1,200 would appear to b less than those in the Co . federate ranks. - The Southern Secretary f Seddon, War, James er of J ish puted the Conf erate soldiers in armies to as high 10,000 . These fi es are to an exagge ion, since ire Jewis pulation of South hardly e orth and •eded 15 0 souls. In 189 imon Wolf pub- • results of his re- lished s in a book, "The Ameri- sea ew as Patriot, Soldier and tizen." As yet no • one has equaled or even approached the relative completeness of this work. He dug out the number . ei of Jews who received the Con- gressional Medal of Honor. -In the Second World War, one Congressional Medal of Honor was bestowed upon a Jewish soldier out of the 550,- 000 Jews serving in the armed forces. In World War I, out of 250,000 Jewish enlisted men, three were decorated with Con- gressional Medals of • Honor. But' in the Civil War seven were iwarded, as is- told in Wolf's "The American Jew as Patriot, Soldier and Citizen:" "On the 12th day of 'July, 1862, President Lincoln gave his approval to an Act of Congress authorizing the President to cause to be pre- pared 2,000. 'Medals of honor„' to be presented to such non-commis- v sioned officers' and pri ates as shall themselves by their most gallantry in action and other Holiday Greetings W. T. ANDREW COMPANY Wholesalers Of Leading Plumbing and Heating Products For Finer Living -15815 Hamilton TU 3-2000 Passover Greetings AUSTIN OIL CORPORATION Fuel and Stove Oil for Your Comfort 12950 Evergreen VE 8-5800 • Happy Passover EXr BEATTY ELECTRIC TOOLS 8186 Livernois TY 5-3338 DEAF MAN PERFECTS SMALLEST HEARING AID Detroit, Mich.—(Special)—A remarkable midget hearing aid has been perfected by a mon who has been hard of hearing for nearly ten years. This - small aid has no dangling cords or separate transmitting units and is the most revolutionary product ever to appear on the market for the hard of hearing. It is especially made for thos .eople who can hear but not understond. This new hearing ument provides "ear-level" hearing with the wearer speech, sounds, television and radio at his ear r at a. transmitter located in the wearer's clothing. Due to the use of 4 trans tors, the user cost is extremely low and the instrument weighs approximately 1/4 ounce. It is about the size of a sewing thimble. Write to CLARENCE JOHNSON, 15651 W. McNICHOLS RD., or call at BR 2-3070. You will receive full information without any obligation whatever. soldier-like qualities during the present insurrection. "I am not prepared to say how many soldiers of the Jewish faith were honored by such medals, but I can mention seven who have come under my notice. "First, Leopold Karpeles, color- sergeant of the 57th Massachusetts Infantry, at the battle of North Anna, proved his ability to defend the flag under a terrific fire from the enemy. Although seriously wounded he held the colors aloft until weakness from loss of blood forced him to give them to a corn- rade. Sergeant Karpeles has high testimonials from his superior offi- cers for bravery, daring and dis- cipline, and is at present a clerk n the General Post Office Depart- ent. "Second, Benjamin B. Levy en- listed at the age of 16 as a drummer-boy in the last New York Volunteers. While his regiment was stationed at Newport News he was detailed as orderly for General Mansfield. While he was carrying dispatches on board the steamer 'Express' to General Wool at For- tress Monroe, the steamboat was attacked by the Confederate gun- boat 'Seabird'; the steamboat with all on board was in imminent dan- ger of capture, when young Levy saved the steamer by cutting loose a water-schooner they had in tow. For his prompt action Levy was highly complimented by Generals Mansfield and Wool. At Charles City Cross Roads, he saved - two of the colors of his regiment from capture for which he was promoted on the field by General Kearney to color-sergeant of his regiment. At the expiration of his term he re- enlisted in the 40th New York (Mozart) regiment, and was se- riously wounded at the battle of the Wilderness. He was appointed by President Lincoln to the New York Custom House. "Third, Sergeant-major and - Ad- jutant Abraham Cohn -enlisted as private in the 6th New Hampshire Infantry. Adjutant Cohn received the medal of honor from the As sistant Adjutant General's office, and he was subsequently the re- cipient of the • following highly gratifying communication: 'T h e medal mentioned within was given for conspicuous gallantry displayed in the battle of the Wilderness, in rallying and forming, under heavy fire, disorganized troops; also for bravery and coolness in carrying orders to the advance lines under murderous fire in the battle of the Mine, July 30, 1864. (Signed)- S. M. Benjamin, Assistant Adjutant Gen- eral.' . "Fourth, David Orbanski, of the 58th Ohio Infantry, received the medal of honor for distinguished- bravery and coolness under heavy fire at Shiloh, Tenn., and at Vicks- burg, Miss. "Fifth, Henry Heller, of Company A, 66th Ohio Infantry, earned the medal, of honor for daring bravery at Chancellorsville. "Sixth, Abraham Grunwalt, of Company G, 104th Ohio Infantry, earned his . medal of honor at Frank- lin, Tenn., Nov. 30, 1864, in the capture of corps headquarters' flag. "Seventh. Corporal Isaac Gans, of the 2nd Ohio- Cavalry, for bravery displayed on the battlefield was apnqinted escort to a stand of colors captured by the Third Divi- sion." UN Gets Fund for Nazi Victims UNITED NATIONS, N.Y.; (JTA) — A special bureau to process applications for indem- nification by certain-persons were- victims of Nazis g. - n •stab- World War II has lished. by the U ed ations High Commissio for Refugees it was announc The UN Hig Refugees, Fe appointed a S Schlatter to h nitication sect administer a of 45,000,000 deutschemarks (about $11,000,000) "to provide assis- tance to national persecutees, other than those who already have a claim under the German Indemnification Law," Schnyder's anouncement stated. 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