Posted on Oct 19, 2015
JEWISH WAR VETERANS? Do you know their history?
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http://www.jwv.org/ Dr Ben Carson's book,'America the Beautiful' tells of Polish immigrant 'Haym Salomon' being a major financier of American's Revolutionary War.
At one point; "volunteered his personal fortune of nearly 600,000 pounds sterling to begin the American Revolution'.
Paraphrased: 'when captured by the British -- he persuaded over 500 Hessian soldiers to desert the British cause for the American side. Salomon also solicited every able-bodied Jewish man to fight in Washington's Army'.
"After the war, he organized the first American veteran's organization, 'The Jewish War Veterans'. which is still active today".
At one point; "volunteered his personal fortune of nearly 600,000 pounds sterling to begin the American Revolution'.
Paraphrased: 'when captured by the British -- he persuaded over 500 Hessian soldiers to desert the British cause for the American side. Salomon also solicited every able-bodied Jewish man to fight in Washington's Army'.
"After the war, he organized the first American veteran's organization, 'The Jewish War Veterans'. which is still active today".
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SELF REBUTTAL, DR CARSON's book has inaccuracies!!! The Jewish War veteran's was founded by Jewish Civil War Veterans in 1896. see response from JWF.
I am afraid that Dr. Carson is mistaken. JWV was founded by a group of Civil War veterans in 1896 to refute the idea that Jews do not serve in the military. You can find more information on the history of JWV at http://www.jwv.org/images/uploads/JWV_timeline_2009.pdf. Please let me know if I can be of any further assistance.
Regards,
Pamela Elbe
Collections, Archives and Exhibitions Coordinator National Museum of American Jewish Military History
CSM William Payne @MAJ Andrew Fishkin, PO3 (Join to see) LTC Stephen F. SSG James J. Palmer IV aka "JP4" SFC Joe S. Davis Jr., MSM, DSL
I am afraid that Dr. Carson is mistaken. JWV was founded by a group of Civil War veterans in 1896 to refute the idea that Jews do not serve in the military. You can find more information on the history of JWV at http://www.jwv.org/images/uploads/JWV_timeline_2009.pdf. Please let me know if I can be of any further assistance.
Regards,
Pamela Elbe
Collections, Archives and Exhibitions Coordinator National Museum of American Jewish Military History
CSM William Payne @MAJ Andrew Fishkin, PO3 (Join to see) LTC Stephen F. SSG James J. Palmer IV aka "JP4" SFC Joe S. Davis Jr., MSM, DSL
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LTC Stephen F.
Thanks CSM Charles Hayden for your due diligence it confirming when JWV was founded and letting us know.
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CSM Charles Hayden
Thank you for the offer Colonel, I was doing some G-2 on the statement in Dr Carsons book. he was wrong by a century or so on the founding date of JWV. Nice to hear from an actual member, Chuck
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Thanks CSM. Growing up in Virginia I am a big Revolutionary War, Civil War history fanatic. But this is the first time I've heard this story. Good stuff.
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CSM Charles Hayden
CSM William Payne I just checked the JWV website, no mention of their founder/founding. So, I shot them a email asking why no attribution!
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