Honoring Jews who served

Col. Maxwell Spencer Colon (Col. U.S. Army Retired), national commander of the Jewish War Veterans of the USA of La Costa, Calif., speaks at the dedication.

A photo from the new permanent exhibit Jews in the American Military.

Jewish War Veterans National Chaplain Michael Bloom offers a blessing before the ribbon cutting. Also pictured are Norman Rosenshein, National Museum of American Jewish Military History treasurer, center, and Michael Berman, third vice president and senior member of the museum.

From left, National Commander Maxwell S. Colon and past national commanders Robert Pickard, David Magidson and Michael Berman.

A young museum-goer touches a multimedia display at the Veterans Day dedication of the National Museum of American Jewish Military History’s new permanent exhibit Jews in the American Military.

A 1942 Hebrew prayer book that was issued to Jewish military inductees by the Jewish Welfare Board and chaplain at Camp Upton, NY, and a service member’s dog tags.

On Veterans Day, the National Museum of American Jewish Military History and Jewish War Veterans of the USA dedicated a new permanent exhibit at the museum’s Dupont Circle location. Jews in the American Military documents the Jewish men and women who served their country from the colonial era to the recent conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Norman Rosenshein, the museum’s treasurer, said it took five years to fundraise and develop “the biggest project the museum has ever seen.” He said the interactive exhibit will continue to evolve. “We can add stories, especially to the digital interactives, as time progresses to bring the exhibit with us into the future.”

Jewish War Veterans National Chaplain Michael Bloom offered a blessing and then the museum’s vice president, Michael Berman, cut the ribbon.

“We have served this nation from the Revolutionary War to the numerous wars in the present in the Mideast with distinction and honor,” said national commander Col. Maxwell Colon. “We must support and keep this museum alive through our donations, as it is an investment in our future.”

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