Jewish War Veterans
of the United States of America
Department of Michigan
Jewish War Veterans of the USA (JWV), chartered in 1896, is the oldest active Veterans Service Organization in the United States. Nationally, JWV is involved in a yearly "March on the Hill" to talk to our Legislators to make sure they know our organization's stand on funding, services, and benefits for all veterans.
JWV Department of Michigan was chartered in July, 1940, and currently consists of Posts 135 (Zussman), 474 (Bale), and 510 (Shapiro-Rose). Our Department helps Veterans through advocacy for better clinics, hospitals, Veterans homes, and Michigan Veteran-friendly legislation. We volunteer at Veterans facilities, support local Veteran activities, and help maintain Veteran plots in local Jewish cemeteries.
Perhaps our most important activity is educating the general community about contributions of Jews to the U.S. military services. We participate in parades and other events to continually remind people that Jews serve this country, and that some of us have also paid the ultimate price.
In Michigan, we are a Jewish Voice for Veterans, a Veteran's Voice for Jews.
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If you would like us to mail you a poppy to wear, click here, provide your U.S. Mail address, and donate.
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Recent Changes:
Feb 8 - Added an Organization Structure Chart to our Organization folder.
Mar 24 - Modified this website's look - changed background to flag stars and edges to flag stripes.
Mar 25 - Added a navigation bar button for the Ladies Auxiliary. Made buttons 2-lines to provide space for the new button.
Apr 17 - Added a few pictures from the WW2 Legacy Memorial groundbreaking of April 7th.
Jewish War Veterans of the USA Department of Michigan is a 501(c)(4) nonprofit organization
following the rules of war veteran organizations as defined by IRC 170 (c)(3)