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Ben Katz Post 580, the New Orleans post in the Jewish War Veterans of America, announced a recruitment drive by offering free membership for 2018, and a free JWV service cap to any Jewish American that is a veteran of the U.S. armed forces, and has never been a member of the Post, or is currently on active duty. Dues are never required from active duty personnel. Jewish veterans of allied countries, such as Israel, Britain, Canada or other countries, who are now residing in the United States, also qualify for this offer. With over 70 Patron members, New Orleans has the most diverse JWV Post in the country. Anyone can become a Patron without being a veteran — or Jewish. Patrons can participate in all activities. Upon payment of dues for 2017, new Patrons will also receive a Post cap. Anyone interested in joining as a Veteran or Patron should contact the Commander of the Post, Judge Sol Gothard.
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Trestman to lecture on Margolin’s role in Nuremberg trials Marlene Trestman will give a Lagniappe Lecture on Nov. 29 at the National World War II Museum in New Orleans, “Bessie Margolin and the Nuremberg War Crimes Trials.” Trestman is author of “Fair Labor Lawyer: The Remarkable Life of New Deal Attorney and Supreme Court Advocate Bessie Margolin.” She will discuss Margolin’s work that shaped the historic American Military Tribunals in Nuremberg in 1946 and brought to justice more than 200 second-tier Nazis, including judges, doctors, and industrialists. Margolin grew up at the Jewish Children’s Home in New Orleans. After growing up in New Orleans and being assisted by Jewish Children’s Regional Service, the successor agency to the Jewish Children’s Home, Trestman became friends with Margolin and eventually wrote her biography. A book signing will follow the noon presentation.
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> > Editor What does one do with this aspect of Luther’s biography? Should statues of him be removed, his name purged? In recent years, Lutherans have been among the friendlier groups toward the Jewish people, and numerous Lutheran groups have completely repudiated their founder’s hatred. Can we say that we see any of that side of Luther in our Lutheran neighbors? Surely not. People are flawed and complicated, with positive and negative legacies, often in the same person. Does 500 years soften the view of Luther’s anti-Semitism? Is it a relic that society has (we hope?) moved past, even though it was a spiritual touchstone for the Holocaust less than a century ago? Or do his words still inspire part of the fabric of anti-Semitism that comes back every so often? Is Luther to be celebrated or reviled? The year 1492 is a magical one in history, with the discovery of America (or so we were taught). But for us, 1492 is etched in tragedy, with the expulsion from Spain. History isn’t textbook, it is a garden filled with thorns amid the roses. We see this in the clashes of history and memory going on in our country today. The most important conclusion should be what we can learn from the sticky web of history, and from each other.
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