National Organization

Nationally, Jewish War Veterans lobbies on behalf of veteran’s rights and needs, and supports efforts to combat global terrorism.  Jewish War Veterans work with the Jewish as well as the non-Jewish community on a daily basis in hospital, community relationships, and in legislative areas. Jewish War Veterans has created a repository documenting the proof of the service of Jews in the military in exhibits and archives in the National Museum of American Jewish Military History in Washington, DC (http://www.nmajmh.org)
Several of the current 2018-2019 legislative priorities which our Jewish War Veterans leadership will focus on when testifying before Congress:

⦁ Jewish War Veterans strongly opposes the The Veterans Empowerment Act which aims to dismantle the VA healthcare system and charge veterans for service-connected healthcare.

⦁ Jewish War Veterans is pushing for Blue Water Navy Veterans to receive the same benefits as their fellow service members in Vietnam.

⦁  n the United States, there are nearly 6 million family caregivers taking care of sick and injured veterans.  This is made so much harder for our pre-9/11 families who are not entitled to the same benefits as post-9/11 families.  which is why Jewish War Veterans is demanding the passage of the Caring for Our Veterans Act.

⦁ Jewish War Veterans is encouraging the passage of the PAWS Act which will provide service dogs to veterans from approved non-profit organizations.

⦁ Ensuring Adequate Care for Our Female Veterans: Many female veterans feel that the VA’s focus towards women’s health is somewhat lacking, which is why Jewish War Veterans is supporting the Deborah Sampson Act.

⦁ Jewish War Veterans is currently spearheading a campaign to get the first US Army base in Israel in Mashabim named after a fallen American Jewish serviceman.

National Timeline History of Jewish War Veterans:

http://jwv.org/wp-content/uploads/JWV-History-Timeline-Final-2.pdf
St. Louis Jewish War Veteran Organizations
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Auxiliary presidents

First Name Last Name Start Year End Year
JulieIken19491951
DarettaGoldenberg19511952
LilDalin19521953
FriedaOrenstein19531954
YetraGoldberg19541955
ElanorRubin19561957
EvelynKamenetsky19571958
MeriemThaler19581959
MarilynUlrich19591960
JuneBierman19601961
VeraHeisler19611962
MaureenRubin19621963
LucillePattiz19631964
HarrietRosenberg19641965
RushFarb19651966
EuniceSolomon19661967
FranHarrison19671969
EillenGaynor19691970
MarilynGoodman19701972
AnnetteRubin19721974
ShirleyStein19741976
AnnetteRubin19761978
ElanorKean19781980
MarilynGoodman19801982
FriedaOrenstein19821984
PaulaLite19841986
VeraHeisler19861988
JulieIken19881992
MarilynGoodman19921996
VeraHeisler1996?
MarilynGoodman?2016
PaulaLite??