Memorial Day
Jewish War Veterans to remember
fallen comrades at two services.
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a service of
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Herman Sherline and Auxiliary Co-
Presidents Eleanor Silk and Martha
Hauptman, will be chaired by past
Department Commander Milton
Klein.
Lev Kuperstein, 78, of Southfield, a
Russian veteran of World War II, is
secretary of his local veteran's organiza-
tion of about 200. And there will be a
Russian presence at the JWV's U.S.
Memorial Day services.
"We'll go," Kuperstein said. "We go
every year."
his year marks the 60th
anniversary of the Japanese
attack on Pearl Harbor and
the beginning of the United
States' involvement in World War II..
"Has it been 60 years?" asked
Bernard Gross, 76, of West
Bloomfield, a retired housing project
manager for the city of Detroit. "I
must be older than I think."
Gross was 17 when he was
in his living room, listening
to reports of the slaughter of
American service people in
Hawaii on Dec. 7, 1941. He
entered the Army at age 19,
serving as a radar specialist in
the invasions of the
Philippines and Okinawa.
"If we hadn't dropped the
Bomb, I would have been in
the invasion of Japan, too,"
he said.
Monday is Memorial Day
and this Sunday, May 27, the
Jewish War Veterans of the
United States of America-
Department of Michigan and
Ladies Auxiliary will join
Klein, the event chairman,
Past Dep artment
ranks with Canadian and
said,
"Ever since the
nder
Comma
Russian Jewish war veterans
Revolutionary
War, a lot of
Klein
Milton
for an "International
people
do
not
believe
that
salutes the flag at
Memorial Day Service."
any
Jews
fought
in
any
major
Services will be held at two last year 's services.
conflict
the
U.S.
was
Jewish cemeteries on Sunday.
involved in. That's why the
Rites at Machpelah
JWV
was
formed 106 years ago, to
Cemetery, 21103 Woodward Avenue,
combat
that
— and to fight bigotry
Ferndale, begin at 10 a.m. and a sec-
and
anti-Semitism
and to help our fel-
ond ceremony will be held at noon at
low veterans."
Hebrew Memorial Park Cemetery,
Machpelah Cemetery has erected
21503 E. 14 Mile Road, Clinton
five
flagpoles this year for each of the
Township. Department Chaplain Tom
individual
services — Army, Navy, Air
Tannis will officiate at both services.
Force,
Marines
and Coast Guard —
In case of rain, both events will be
and
set
up
a
permanent
podium for
held inside at the cemeteries.
the
services
near
the
Howitzer
cannon
The services are open to the public
in
the
veteran's
section.
With friends and relatives of deceased
The JWV-Department of Michigan
veterans invited, regardless of race or
supplies
small American flags for all
religion.
Jewish
veterans'
graves at all Jewish
Balfour Branch members of the
cemeteries.
Royal Canadian Legion, commanded
"We just dropped off four .gross of
by Izzy Sigal will attend as will the
flags
at Hebrew Memorial Cemetery,"
Russian delegation, headed by Arkagy
said.
Klein,
chairman of the event.
Ongeyberg.
"There
should
be a lot of flags flying
The events, overseen by JWV
around: ❑
Michigan Department Commander