JIRS: Jewish War Veterans Association

Jewish War Veterans Association

Jewish War Veterans Association
1811 R Street, NW

Washington, DC 20009-1659

Phone #:(202) 265-6280
Phone #:(202) 667-9061 Ladies Auxiliary
Phone #:(301) 593-1902 Irwin Burtnick Commander
Phone #:(202) 265-2640 Scholarship info
Phone #:(301) 468-6124 Jack McFadden
Fax Number:(202) 234-5662 ;

Web Page: www.jwv.org
E-mail: jwv@jwv.org

Program/Service Notes:

Exec Dir: Herb Rosenbleett      Dir. of Operations: Larry Richardson	
National Commander: Lawrence Shulman   Dept Commander for Maryland: Irwin Burtnick	
DC Commander(Greater Washington Area): Jack McFadden  (DC has 2 or 3 posts)
Womens Auxiliary: Arlene Kaplan
National Coordinator of Public Relations: Cheryl Waldman

DC POSTS
Commander:
Wilner Nat'l Capitol Post #381 

MARYLAND POSTS  (don't meet during the summertime)
Commander: Martin Gold 
Joseph E. Barr Post, #58 meets at Ohr Kodesh Congregation meets 1st Sunday of month
Harold Greenberg Post #692 meets at JCC of GW monthly   Al Lerner  301-933-4597
Charles B. Krieger Post #567	meets at Leisure World Ray Kurlander   301-598-4685
Women's Auxiliary Group Anita Sherman meet with $58

Association of Jews who served in any military action.  
Founded in 1896 to perpetuate Americanism, fight anti-Semitism, combat bigotry, support efforts on behalf of veterans and their families and to preserve the memories and records of patriotic American Jews; maintain National Service Offices throughout the country and provide a voice on Capitol Hill for veteran's legislation and issues of concern to the American Jewish community.  
House the National Museum of American Jewish Military History.

Publishes Newsletter about new veteran rights.
Operation SOS: The Jewish War Veterans runs a program to assist Jewish service personnel in Iraq called "Operation SOS." Care packages are sent to soldiers who identify themselves as Jewish to the JWV or are identified by friends and families writing the JWV. Other supplies are sent to Jewish chaplains for distribution to soldiers. Contact Operation SOS by writing Jewish War Veterans, 1811 "R" Street, N.W., Washington, D.C., 20009.

Program Details:

Hours: Mon-Fri, 9-5

Person In Charge: Executive Director:Larry Richardson

Eligibility: Any Jew who has served in the US military

Fees: Dues to belong to organization/donations

Service Area: US

Intake Process: Just call

Operating Agency: National Organizations Located Locally ()

This information was last updated on 11/05/2007

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Hours:	Mon-Fri, 9-5
Person In Charge:	Executive Director:Larry Richardson
Eligibility:	Any Jew who has served in the US military
Fees:	Dues to belong to organization/donations
Service Area:	US
Intake Process:	Just call
Operating Agency:	National Organizations Located Locally ()

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