The American Jewish Historical Society’s various Jewish Welfare Board collections contain some records going back to Jews’ military service in WWI. If they haven’t already, they should also contact NARA regarding records of veterans.
Deena Schwimmer ________________ Deena M. Schwimmer, Archivist Yeshiva University Archives mail: 500 W. 185th St. / New York, NY 10033 / interoffice: MGL – 304 email: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> / phone: (646) 592-4058 / fax: (212) 960-0066 From: Leah Cohen [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Friday, March 15, 2019 2:01 PM To: [email protected] Cc: Teri Embrey Subject: [ha-Safran] Locations of Collections of US Jewish Military Records? Hello, As a librarian of the Pritzker Military Museum & Library, in Chicago, I received an interesting inquiry from Park University's George S Robb Centre for the Study of the Great War. A few historians there are working on a project whereby the the medals awarded to Jewish American soldiers and others during WWI are under review. Where merited, they would recommend upgrading the award received such as the Croix de Guerre to thath of the highest award, the Medal of Honor. There is a sense that soldiers of Jewish American, African Americans and other groups did not necessarily receive full recognition due to existing prejudice. Would any readers be aware of:collections of Jewish military records on WWI? I am also interested in collections on Jewish records from different periods, too - so, please pass on information of that kind, too. Any collections of this nature that have been digitized? Who are the current researchers on Jewish-American military history? Would you know of collections or of researchers, specifically, in the Chicago area? If it would be helpful, I'd be happy to sum up the responses in an email to ha-Safran, based on the answers that I hope to receive.. Leah Leah Cohen, MLIS, MA Oral History & Reference Manager Pritzker Military Museum & Library 104 S. Michigan Ave. Suite 400 Chicago, Illinois 60603 Pritzkermilitary.org [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>
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