This is the companion volume to the inauguaral exhibit of the Robert Morgenthau Wing of the Museum of Jewish Heritage- A Living Memorial to the Holocaust in New York City. It is the story, in their own words, of Jewish men and woman who were part of the American war effort in Europe, the Pacific, and at home
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William L. O'Neill is Professor of History at Rutgers University. An authority on World War II, his numerous books include America's Fight at Home and Abroad in World War II and American High: The Years of Confidence, 1945-60.
Tom Brokaw, a native of South Dakota, graduated from the University of South Dakota with a degree in political science He began his journalism career in Omaha and Atlanta before joining NBC News in 1966. Brokaw was the White House correspondent for NBC News during Watergate, and from 1976 to 1981 he anchored "Today" on NMC. He's been the sole anchor and managing director of "NBC Nightly News with Tom Brokaw" since 1983. Brokaw has won every major award in broadcast journalism, including two Duponts, a Peabody Award, and several Emmys. He is the author of the best --selling books "The Greatest Generation" and "The Greatest Generation Speaks. "He lives in New York and Montana.
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The United States came of age in World War II. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
zeit frei, mess duty, nose gunner, great speckled bird, replacement depot, greatest generation Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New York, World War, United States, American Jews, Maximilian Lerner, Burton Roberts, Evelyn Schecter, New Guinea, Albany Law School, American Jewish, Bernard Branson, Charlie Company, General Eisenhower, Great Depression, Jewish Welfare Board, Marty Silverman, Pearl Harbor, Battle of the Bulge, Deborah Dash Moore, Lieutenant Harris, Marine Corps, Mitchell Schulich, Nazi Germany, North Africa, Yom Kippur New!
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The United States came of age in World War II. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
zeit frei, mess duty, nose gunner, great speckled bird, replacement depot, greatest generation Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New York, World War, United States, American Jews, Maximilian Lerner, Burton Roberts, Evelyn Schecter, New Guinea, Albany Law School, American Jewish, Bernard Branson, Charlie Company, General Eisenhower, Great Depression, Jewish Welfare Board, Marty Silverman, Pearl Harbor, Battle of the Bulge, Deborah Dash Moore, Lieutenant Harris, Marine Corps, Mitchell Schulich, Nazi Germany, North Africa, Yom Kippur New!
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- The Great Depression (World History Series) by Jacqueline Farrell on page 15
- The Congressional Medal of Honor by Bill Harris on page 61
- The Second World War by John Keegan in Back Matter
- The Organization Man by William H. Whyte on page 115
- New York Jews and the Great Depression: Uncertain Promise (Modern Jewish History) by Beth S. Wenger on page 15
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- GI Jews: How World War II Changed a Generation by Deborah Dash Moore in Back Matter
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