News About Jewish Genealogy, Jewish History, and Jewish Culture
Editor: Phil Goldfarb, Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA
Memorial Day, a U.S. holiday observed tomorrow May 26, is a time to honor and remember the men and women who died while serving our country in the U.S. military. Let us honor specifically the Jewish soldiers who gave their all for our freedom!… Phil Goldfarb
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Revolutionary War: ~100 Jewish soldiers served and ~46 were Killed in Action (KIA)
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Civil War: ~10,000 Jewish soldiers served (~7,000 for the Union and ~3,000 for the Confederate) Approximately 600 were KIA
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WWI: ~250,000 Jewish American soldiers served and ~3,500 were KIA
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Korean War: ~150,000 Jewish American soldiers served with ~10,000 KIA
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WWII: ~550,000 Jewish American soldiers served during WWII with ~11,000 killed, ~7,000 of these in combat. WWII Jewish trivia: About 60 percent of all Jewish physicians in the United States under 45 years of age served in the military.
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Vietnam War: ~30,000 Jewish Americans served and ~250 were KIA
- Targeting the Next Generations for Jewish Genealogy. Attracting future, young Jewish Genealogists is essential to preserving the interest in our history and families while growing attention, showing the importance and significance of genealogy. One way to do this is to direct them to educational meetings/programs that will pique their interest. Currently the only site that is targeting these young men and women is the L’Dor V’Dor Foundation with their Worldwide Jewish Event Calendar called JDays: Check it out yourself! JDays – L’Dor V’Dor Foundation (LDVDF). This includes engaging Hillels, Young Jewish Professionals, Universities with Judaic Studies Programs, Jewish Universities, Jewish Fraternities and Sororities, BBYO’s, Jewish Federations, B’Nai Brith along with Jewish Museum members and Holocaust Museum members. If you have an educational, interesting, and informative event or program, it is important that you list it for free on JDays to reach out and connect to this potential group of Jewish Genealogists. To post, go to: User Submitted Events No need to “scroll” down to find an event. No need to hope that someone sees your event on the day that you post it (or that they missed it!). No need to post an event multiple times hoping that people don’t forget it. One can view/explore events on JDays 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year. Do not miss out on this opportunity to help grow Jewish Genealogy for the future!
- Struggling DNA Testing Firm 23andMe to be Bought for $256m. The DNA testing firm 23andMe says it has entered into an agreement to be acquired by Regeneron Pharmaceuticals for $256m. Read the story from the BBC: Struggling DNA testing firm 23andMe to be bought for $256m
- Inside Genealogy’s United States Checklist. Inside Genealogy’s United States Checklist is an interactive research tool designed to help genealogists stay organized and ensure they don’t miss key sources. It covers over 350 U.S. record collections, research strategies, and tools—from Ancestry and FamilySearch to smaller, lesser-known websites—and it works as both a to-do list and a research log. Read more: HOME | Inside Genealogy
- The Magna Carta and the Jews. Harvard’s stunning discovery of a real Magna Carta spotlights more than just legal history—it exposes the precarious lives of Jews under English kings. Read this interesting story from Aish: The Magna Carta and the Jews | Aish
- The Incredible True Story of How the Mona Lisa and the French Crown Jewels Escaped the Nazis. How did spies, curators, and an army of art handlers save some of the world’s most important artwork? Whatever the threats weighing on its inhabitants, France had above all wanted to save the spiritual values that it held as an integral part of its soul and its culture. Read the story from Town and Country: The Art Spy Excerpt: True Story of How Famous Art Including the Mona Lisa, Escaped the Nazis
- How a Hidden Dutch Village Saved Jews during the Holocaust. One of the Netherlands’ tourist attractions is a village hidden deep in the woods, between Vierhouten and Nunspeet. Built in 1943 by members of the Dutch resistance, the village provided shelter to more than a hundred people, most of them Jews. Read more from Aish: How a Hidden Dutch Village Saved Jews during the Holocaust | Aish
- Online Exhibition: Music of the Holocaust. The songs that were created during the Holocaust in ghettos, camps, and partisan groups tell the stories of individuals, groups and communities in the Holocaust period and were a source of unity and comfort, and later, of documentation and remembrance. From Yad Vashem: Music of the Holocaust | Online Exhibition
- How trailblazing US labor secretary Frances Perkins quietly lobbied for Holocaust refugees. While the labor activist is famous for being the first female Cabinet member, on the 60th anniversary of her death, explore her overlooked efforts to help Jews fleeing the Nazis. Read her story from The Times of Israel: How trailblazing US labor secretary Frances Perkins quietly lobbied for Holocaust refugees | The Times of Israel
- 2,500 items belonging to executed spy Eli Cohen recovered from Syria by Mossad. Covert operation retrieves entire Syrian archive 60 years after his execution in Damascus. The announcement coincided with the 60th anniversary of Cohen’s public execution in Damascus on May 18, 1965. Read more from The Times of Israel: 2,500 items belonging to executed spy Eli Cohen recovered from Syria by Mossad | The Times of Israel
- Auschwitz launches digital replica of camp for filmmakers. The Auschwitz-Birkenau Virtual Film Location harnesses 3D-scanning technologies to preserve the site’s historical integrity. Read the story from JNS: Auschwitz launches digital replica of camp for filmmakers – JNS.org
- Auschwitz museum sounds alarm over ‘harmful’ AI images of Holocaust victims. Museum officials warn that fake AI-generated bios, photos of victims shared on social media are ‘falsifying history,’ could lead to denial of Nazi atrocities. Read more from The Times of Israel: Auschwitz museum sounds alarm over ‘harmful’ AI images of Holocaust victims | The Times of Israel
- 2nd gold ring found in City of David sheds light on enigmatic Hellenist era in Jerusalem. The artifacts might have been buried by a young girl on the eve of her wedding, but whether she was Judean, Greek or both remains a mystery. Read the story from The Times of Israel: 2nd gold ring found in City of David sheds light on enigmatic Hellenist era in Jerusalem | The Times of Israel
- Jerusalem: 4,000 Years in 5 Minutes. Throughout history only Israel has protected the freedom of all peoples and faiths in Jerusalem. Watch the video from Aish: Jerusalem: 4,000 Years in 5 Minutes | Aish
- Restoration of the synagogue in Duppigheim, France is completed. It will be a center for intergenerational educational and cultural activities. Designed by an architect named Beyer, the synagogue was inaugurated in November 1877 to replace an earlier synagogue. Read more from Jewish Heritage Europe: https://jewish-heritage-europe.eu/2025/05/23/france-duppigheim-synagogue/
- On Mount Everest, the world’s highest minyan shows solidarity to Israel. French Jewish mountaineers climb high peaks to show the Israeli people that they are not forgotten. Read more from The Jewish Chronicle: On Everest the world’s highest minyan shows solidarity to Israel – The Jewish Chronicle – The Jewish Chronicle
- Senate unanimously approves resolution commemorating Jewish Heritage Month. The vote took place the day after a gunman killed two Israeli embassy staffers outside a Jewish museum in Washington, D.C. Read more from JNS: Senate unanimously approves resolution commemorating Jewish Heritage Month – JNS.org
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