Tuesday, March 08, 2016

The graves of Jewish soldiers marked with the Star of David since September 18, 1919

"The graves of Jewish soldiers who died in France will be marked with the Mogen David, "Star of David," according to an announcement made yesterday by Colonel Harry Cutler, Chairman of the Jewish Welfare Board"...
Source: nytimes

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Notes: 
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2. "1927, Star of David Markers  JWV [Jewish War Veterans] was successful in securing passage of legislation requiring the American Battlefield Monument Commission to place Star of David Markers on the graves of Jewish soldiers buried in war cemeteries in France. Heretofore, the markers were Christian crosses. A decade later, JWV members were appointed to the commission".
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Monday, March 07, 2016

The Star of David in an American Film about Problems of Prejudice


An adolescent girl in a small town tests her democratic heritage when she pretends to be Jewish and 
encounters prejudice
  Published 1958