Meet the rabbi who led Yom Kippur services in Saddam Hussein’s palace
“If someone is called to serve, is running away an option?” said David Goldstrom. “In talking to Jewish soldiers, invariably they want to help make a difference wherever we are.”
Rabbi Leo Jung presents US Army Chaplain Oscar Lifshutz with a set of the precious Survivors Talmud at Fort Slocum, New York, in 1952; Lifshutz served there as head of the Jewish Chaplains Training Center from 1951-56(photo credit: US DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE)ByBEN SALES/JTA
