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Shabbat Ends: Saturday, Dec. 5, 5:47 p.m.*

* Times according to Yeshiva Beth Yehudah calendar .

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Quick Click ... From the William Davidson Digital
Archive of Jewish Detroit History

200,000 Jews Enrolled In
American Forces, With 5,000
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wo weeks ago, we celebrated
Veteran's Day, a day to honor all
the men and women who served
in America's armed forces. This is not to
be confused with Memorial Day, where
we remember all those who lost their lives
defending the United States.
Veteran's Day, officially celebrated on
Nov. 11, was originally called Armistice
Day. This commemorated armistice that
ended World War I — or the Great War as
it was known then. Hostilities ceased on
the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th
month in 1918.
I was curious (and anxious to explore

our new database!). How did the Jewish
Chronicle cover the end of the "Great War?"
Surprisingly, there was no banner or
masthead declaring the end of the war.
However, the Nov. 15, 1918, issue of the
Chronicle had an interesting story, cit-
ing more than 200,000 Jews enrolled in
America's armed forces, 5,000 of whom
were officers.
But, this story also had an ominous
and, unfortunately, accurate worry. The
American Jewish Committee saw "Jews
facing persecution in Russia, and Problems
in Poland and Other Lands." Indeed, Jews
did experience increased persecution, and

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Committee Sees Jew, Facing
Persecution in Rmaia, and
Problems in Poland and Other
Lands.

Mike Smith I Detroit Jewish News Foundation Archivist

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