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Mar 5, 1998

Name...............Alla Rabkin-Mayzis
Address............Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Email................
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|| 38th... || 39th... || other... ||
Comments.........It is wonderful that you have such deep pride for your father and all that he had accomplished. The love that your father gave to you will be passed on to your children, and their children. That is what keeps families, peoples, and nations alive and healthy. Keep up the good work.
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Mar 28, 1998

Name...............David Halperin
Address............Alaska
Email................haneve@hotmail.com
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|| None... || Father... || Grandfather... || Uncle... ||
|| 38th... || 39th... || other... ||
Comments.........What a fine tribute to your father. What a great heratige.
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Apr 2, 1998

Name...............Reuben Meltzer
Address............West Orange, NJ
Email................doccarson@aol.com
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|| None... || Father... || Grandfather... || Uncle... ||
|| 38th... || 39th... || other... ||
Comments.........Cool web site!
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Apr 3, 1998

Name...............Fusilier C Fairweather
Address............NewZealand
Email................CAMNRUTH@xtra.co.nz
Relative...........
|| None...on || Father... || Grandfather... || Uncle... ||
|| 38th... || 39th... || other... ||
Comments.........Although not Jewish myself, as a NewZealander, some years ago I left to go to Britain to join my Grandfathers old Regiment. He also fought in WW1 as a member of the 28th Northumberland Fusiliers. I joined the Royal Regiment of Fusiliers which was made up from the 4 main English Fusilier regiments. From my regimental history, I can tell you that your Fathers Battalion were given the proud nick name the "Jewsiliers" and saw some pretty heavy action. As a Kiwi, Gallipoli has a big meaning to me. Having been on ANZAC cove for the dawn service on Anzac Day 25th April, I was able to gain much more respect for those Fusiliers that came before me. Good on you for Keeping a Fusiliers memories alive. Cameron.
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Apr 4, 1998

Name...............Lisa Marie F
Address............
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|| 38th... || 39th... || other... ||
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Apr 15, 1998

Name...............Terence Abrahams
Address............Ipswich Suffolk England UK
Email................teldenlee@compuserve.com
Relative...........Henry Abrahams
|| None... || Father...on || Grandfather... || Uncle... ||
|| 38th... || 39th...on || other... ||
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Apr 16, 1998

Name...............Shoel Silver
Address............Toronto, Canada
Email................ssilver@metrontario.com
Relative...........
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|| 38th... || 39th... || other... ||
Comments.........I enjoyed visiting your site. I saw reference to it in the March, 1998 issue of the newsletter of the Jabotinsky Institute in Israel. Although they got the URL slightly wrong, I was able to find it through Yahoo. Best regards and Chag Sameach.
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Apr 25, 1998

Name...............Alice Bracha Frankel
Address............Eli, Shomron, Israel
Email................arkoyara@israsrv.net.il
Relative...........None
|| None... || Father... || Grandfather... || Uncle... ||
|| 38th... || 39th... || other... ||
Comments.........Your site is beautiful and a tribute to your father. You are a good son who really keeps the commandment "Honor thy father". May you have many happy and healthy years in this world. I sent you an e-mai about my sister and I and if you have any ideas please contact me.
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Apr 26, 1998

Name...............Myron Friedman
Address............Buffalo Grove, IL USA
Email................MyronSandy@AOL.com
Relative...........
|| None... || Father... || Grandfather... || Uncle... ||
|| 38th... || 39th... || other... ||
Comments.........Thank you for the touching view of a vey special man.
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May 9, 1998

Name...............Jerry Malamud
Address............Los Angeles, Calif
Email................jerry.malamud@world net.att.net
Relative...........Samuel (Sholum) Malamud
|| None... || Father...on || Grandfather... || Uncle... ||
|| 38th... || 39th...on || other... ||
Comments.........My father served in the 39th - seriel # J 7308 - he enlisted in 1917 or 1918 and served in Canada and Palestine. Your fathers picture looks very familiar, as I think my father might have had a similar picture as he had many-many pictures of fellow legioners- but- several years ago, as I could not identify them, I forwarded all his pictures to the Jewish Legion Museum near Tel Aviv. Do you know if there is a cross reference list of the members of the legion together with their seriel numbers etc. Keep up the good work. Jerry Malamud
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May 11, 1998

Name...............Kurt Grotz
Address............Brookhaven PA
Email................kgrotz@craftech.com
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|| 38th... || 39th... || other...on ||
Comments.........Facsinating history. You should be proud of what you have done. I found you site while researching a "Yeomanette" who died in the first World War. Her name is Ester Rosenblatt Kret. She was burined in a small cemetery down the street from my residence, and honored in a memorial service held May 23, 1938 as were other Jewish Veterans. I am trying to determine if thet event had historical significance ie. it was a big deal according to local papers, with planes over head and the works. My feeling is that the locals (Jews and Gentiles) were taking an apporpriate action (making a statement of solidarity) in the face of what was happening in Germany and Austria at the time. Now in 1998 I am researching such matters to try and stop Bell Atlantic Mobile and leaders of the local Synagogue from putting a Cellular Communications Facility amongst the veteran's graves. So, I can appeciate the fact that some people care about history and memorializing those who fought and died for just cause. Kudos again. Kurt Grotz
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May 20, 1998

Name...............Jeannette (Rosin) & William Cerier
Address............Boynton Beach, FL, USA
Email................billcerier@juno.com
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|| None... || Father... || Grandfather... || Uncle... ||
|| 38th... || 39th... || other... ||
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May 27, 1998

Name...............Catherine Anne Parker
Address............
Email................
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|| 38th... || 39th... || other... ||
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May 29, 1998

Name...............Lisa Bloch
Address............New York, New York
Email................lisajbloch@yahoo.com
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|| 38th... || 39th... || other... ||
Comments.........Hi. I'm Harold and Paula's daughter. My mom passed your site on to me. This is a wonderful tribute to your dad. The photos are beautiful. Would love to know more about his life. Please post any more stories you stumble upon.
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Jun 4, 1998

Name...............victoria franklin
Address............del city,ok,usa
Email................jjkellen@cirrus.com
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|| 38th... || 39th... || other... ||
Comments.........very moving!
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Jun 16, 1998

Name...............Michael Rosen
Address............Springfield, MA
Email................mhrosen@massmed.org
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|| 38th... || 39th... || other... ||
Comments.........Very nice. I am interested in that epoch and personal anecdotes infuse the dry data with life. Good luck.
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Jul 14, 1998

Name...............daniel b. levine
Address............Silver Spring, MD, USA
Email................l Levined1@westat.com
Relative........... Solomon Levine
|| None... || Father...on || Grandfather... || Uncle... ||
|| 38th... || 39th...on || other... ||
Comments......... I have a large number of postcards collected by my father which show scenes of Palestine and soldiers of the Legion, as well as photographs of groups of soldiers. I would like to donate them to an appropriate museum. If you have the address of such a place, I'd appreciate your so advising me. Many thanks. dan levine
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Jul 28, 1998


Name...............Kim O'Donnel Fregoso
Address............Riverside, CA USA
Email................KIFRE1175
Relative............None
|| None... || Father... || Grandfather... || Uncle... ||
|| 38th... || 39th... || other... ||
Comments.........Very elegant web page. What a memorial to a loved one.
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24******** HAGDUD Guestbook ********
Aug 4, 1998


Name...............Yossi Klavan
Address............Ginot Shomron, ISRAEL
Email................yklavan@hotmail.com
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|| 38th... || 39th... || other... ||
Comments.........I can't think of a better way to record, preserve and teach history than through excellent pages on the internet like this one. I thought I was the only one with Aunts named "Annie, Sadie, Ida and Rose"... I guess it was a generational thing.
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Aug 4, 1998


Name...............Vickie Fox
Address............Lancaster, CA. USA
Email................geovic@ca-connection.com
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|| None... || Father... || Grandfather... || Uncle... ||
|| 38th... || 39th... || other... ||
Comments.........I have enjoyed the reading. Thank you. Please take care of yourself. Shalom, V. Fox
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Aug 4, 1998


Name...............Rabbi Charles Arian
Address............York, PA USA
Email................ravchaz@aol.com
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|| 38th... || 39th... || other... ||
Comments.........I was tremendously moved by your love for and pride in your late father. Yehi zichro baruch,
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Aug 4, 1998


Name...............Sherman Weitzmon
Address............Niles, IL USA
Email................shermlw@ix.netcom.com
Relative............
|| None... || Father... || Grandfather... || Uncle... ||
|| 38th... || 39th... || other... ||
Comments.........Lithuania was a small poor country, But it 's wealth was in Yeshivas, Jews & Yiddishkite ! An American born Litvak
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Aug 22, 1998


Name...............Mrs. Sarah L. Davies
Address............Pensacola, FL.
Email................wa4nap@worldnet.att.net
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|| None... || Father... || Grandfather... || Uncle... ||
|| 38th... || 39th... || other... ||
Comments.........That was a very nice tribute to your late father. I very much enjoyed your website and would like to see more pictures of your family on another. Thank you for sharing this. Sincerely, Sarah Leah Davies.
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Aug 24, 1998


Name...............Richard A. Winer,President, N.S. Jewish Hist.Soc.
Address............Marblehead MA
Email................rawiner@mediaone.net
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|| 38th... || 39th... || other... ||
Comments.........Your letter to Ernie Rosenthal about the art- icle in the Jewish Journal was forwarded to me. I apologize for the error in the identity of your father.It was a mistake in labeling photos sent to the NSJHS by Israel Bloch, your fathers brother and your uncle. I read a letter which explained how your father be- came Blake rather than Bloch.When your father first went to school,the teacher asked his name and he said Morris Blak. The teacher added an e and he became Blake. I shall look for the letter explaining this and forward a copy to you. Thanks for your response to the article. Richard
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Sep 7, 1998


Name...............joyce quinn
Address............dade county
Email................jquinn@postmasterco.uk
Relative............hyamson
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|| 38th... || 39th... || other... ||
Comments.........this page was really intresting
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Sep 12, 1998


Name...............Tom Johnston
Address............Stillwater, Oklahoma, U.S.A.
Email................johnstn@okway.okstate.edu
Relative............Sorry, I'm just a Jew-loving Christian
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|| 38th... || 39th... || other... ||
Comments.........Philip- I must commend you on a moving and absolutely beautiful tribute to your father. I am running Netscape 4.06 and it has a feature called "What's Related." When you click the button, the system magically looks up sites of similar material. At the time I happened to be on the site I created for my father, who served in World War One (http://www2.okstate.edu/ww1hist/). My father did not see combat duty. He worked in a support role in the USA. You have a beautiful birthright and can be justifiably proud of your historical legacy. Sincerely, Tom Johnston Oklahoma State University
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Sep 19, 1998


Name...............ALLAN RABBIE
Address............JOHANNESBURG , SOUTH AFRICA
Email................arabbie@mweb.co.za
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|| 38th... || 39th... || other... ||
Comments.........i came across your site while looking for information on my greta uncle solomon crook 2636 36 royal fusiliers who fell in action on the somme sept9th 1916.as we approach roshashona i feel i should try and find our about this man who gave his life at 21 years and to all purposes is now forgotten.
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Sep 29, 1998


Name...............Michael H. Johnson
Address............Princeton, Illinois, USA
Email................bigwilly@theramp.net
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|| 38th... || 39th... || other... ||
Comments.........Very well done!
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Oct 14, 1998


Name...............Dareen Shehaiber
Address............Canada
Email................
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|| 38th... || 39th... || other... ||
Comments.........I'm only 13 but in school we are taking a big unit about WW1 and WW2. This web site helmped me in a project at school. Thank you very much! P.S I'm sorry about the death of your dad.
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Oct 26, 1998


Name...............Shirley Carey
Address............Mesa, Az. U. S. A.
Email................srcarey@webtv.net
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|| None...on || Father... || Grandfather... || Uncle... ||
|| 38th... || 39th... || other... ||
Comments.........I love history. I found your father's photos, documents very interesting. Thank you for sharing. I will be touring Israel in March 99. Looking forward to that trip Blessings to you and your family.
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Nov 6, 1998


Name...............Jouko Niemi
Address............Finland
Email................jouko.niemi@pp.inet.fi
Relative............
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|| 38th... || 39th... || other... ||
Comments.........Thank You for your warm and moving story of your father. May God of Abraham, Isaac and Jakob bless You and Your family. Shalom, Jouko
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41******** HAGDUD Guestbook ********
Nov 10, 1998


Name...............Scott Brewster
Address............Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Email................sbrewster@sympatico.ca
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|| 38th... || 39th... || other... ||
Comments.........Good Work
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Nov 16, 1998


Name...............Ray Komar
Address............Houston, Tx, USA
Email................rkomar@incarnateword.org
Relative............
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|| 38th... || 39th... || other... ||
Comments.........Thanks for the documentation, and the service of your father. I am interested in WWI veterans, reading recently that there are approximately 3000 vets still living. I hope to do a book about a group of these veterans and their stories. Would you have any suggestions, particularly in how to contact those still living? Would you know of surviving vets from WWI who are members of the Jewish Legion? Did the mustard gas affect your father's health throughout the rest of his life? WHat kind of impact did your father's stories of the war and his service have on you? Thank you again for what you have put up on the Web.
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Nov 20, 1998


Name...............t.sivakumaran
Address............singapore
Email................tiger2@pacific.net.sg
Relative............none
|| None... || Father... || Grandfather... || Uncle... ||
|| 38th... || 39th... || other... ||
Comments.........2,mr.blake,i am very happy to see a true soldier like your father.and i wish that some day i can joint the present first legion soldiers!.
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Nov 22, 1998


Name...............Jeff Finger
Address............Cupertino, California USA
Email................jfinger@cs.stanford.edu
Relative............
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|| 38th... || 39th... || other... ||
Comments.........Kol kakavod!
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45******** HAGDUD Guestbook ********
Nov 25, 1998


Name...............David Wallace
Address............Boston, Lincolnshire, England
Email................david@wallace91.freeserve.co.uk
Relative............Abraham (Jack) Cohen
|| None... || Father... || Grandfather...on || Uncle... ||
|| 38th...on || 39th...on || other... ||
Comments.........I'm not sure whether it was the 38th or the 39th battalion.
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46******** HAGDUD Guestbook ********
Nov 27, 1998


Name...............Goldie Eskenazi (nee Wolofsky)
Address............Montreal, QC, Canada
Email................beskenazi@ecqual.net
Relative............Felix (Phil) Wolofsky
|| None... || Father...on || Grandfather... || Uncle... ||
|| 38th... || 39th... || other...on ||
Comments.........He was in the Canadian contingent, receiving his training in Alexandria, before being shipped to Palestine. Leon Cheiffetz was the director of the museum to the Jewish Brigade established in Avichail, Israel. He was an army buddy to my father, and he showed us around the museum
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47******** HAGDUD Guestbook ********
Nov 28, 1998


Name...............trish
Address............arizona US
Email................sinstaismn@pemail.net
Relative............( honestly wouldn't know)
|| None... || Father... || Grandfather... || Uncle... ||
|| 38th... || 39th... || other... ||
Comments.........It would be nice to see you write a little more about your father He had done a wonderful job raising you with a lot of love and respect as shown by your devotion to him..My dad passed on in 96 I did a family page and still have it on a server I need to fix the images I felt the need to do it out of trubute to a loving father husband grandpop and great grandfather..I pity the foolish men who desertae families so common these days look at all they loose warm wishes Trish http://www.webfreebees.net/kids.html http://www.webfreebees.net/family/homemy.htm
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Nov 30, 1998


Name...............herb berkowitz
Address............tampa, fla
Email................berkowitzg@aol.com
Relative............none
|| None... || Father... || Grandfather... || Uncle... ||
|| 38th... || 39th... || other... ||
Comments.........this is a marvelous testament , not only to the jewish legion, but to the memory of your father, may he rest in peace...knowing that he lived a life of meaning,of giving, and left a legacy to all of us. thank you for sharing this
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Dec 5, 1998


Name...............Neil E. Aresty
Address............Wayland, MA USA
Email................naresty@mediaone.net
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|| 38th... || 39th... || other... ||
Comments.........I was most impressed with your father's experience. I did not know about the Jewish Legion or that part of Palestine's history. I am also most impressed with the way you have preserved his memory. My father, Victor J. Aresty, passed on this year and I have begun to put together his personal history, which I hope to put up on the web. He was a wonderful human being, a survivor of D - Day, and a strong supporter of the Jewish people. May these good souls rest in peace. Thank you for the inspiration. Shalom, Neil E. Aresty naresty@mediaone.net
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Dec 10, 1998


Name...............Arny Schutzberg
Address............Cambridge MA
Email................arnolds@gis.net
Relative............Krensky
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|| 38th... || 39th... || other... ||
Comments.........I am amachalnick---
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Dec 14, 1998


Name...............Yehudess 1
Address............
Email................
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|| 38th... || 39th... || other... ||
Comments.........
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Dec 26, 1998


Name...............james V Beardsley
Address............Bunker Hill, WV
Email................jimbeard37@aol.com
Relative............Charles Lanzner (not sure if was member, was US ARMY)
|| None... || Father... || Grandfather...on || Uncle... ||
|| 38th... || 39th... || other... ||
Comments.........enjoyed it, wish more people would take the time and effort. It gives me ideas for mygeneology search. thanks jim
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Jan 4, 1999


Name...............John Richard Huckle
Address............
Email................
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|| 38th... || 39th... || other... ||
Comments.........
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Jan 21, 1999


Name...............;George J. Parness
Address............Myrtle Beach, SC
Email................geoparness@aol.com
Relative............
|| None...on || Father... || Grandfather... || Uncle... ||
|| 38th... || 39th... || other... ||
Comments.........You should be very proud of your dad. Your wriing is surely a tribute. Good luck.
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Feb 6, 1999


Name...............Joel Ross
Address............New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
Email................jross2@mailhost.tcs.tulane.edu
Relative............
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|| 38th... || 39th... || other... ||
Comments.........As a Jew and a private in the US Army, I am very interested in any information about Jews in war, especially the Jewish Brigade, Jewish Legion, and Jews in the Foreign Legion. Very nice site.
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Feb 9, 1999


Name...............Daniel Doos
Address............Bettendorf, Grand-Duchy of Luxembourg
Email................daniel.doos@ltett.lu
Relative............
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|| 38th... || 39th... || other... ||
Comments.........Thank you for sharing part of your personal history. For all the names mentionned in history books it is often forgotten that it was people like your father who made any such writing possible.
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Feb 25, 1999


Name...............Myer Blatt
Address............
Email................n9oca@aol.com
Relative............
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|| 38th... || 39th... || other... ||
Comments.........Interesting glimpse of history. (I'm U.S. Army vet, 1971-74)
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Feb 27, 1999


Name...............Michael Schary
Address............trumbull, ct
Email................mschary@msind.com
Relative............Yehuda Slutsky
|| None... || Father... || Grandfather...on || Uncle... ||
|| 38th... || 39th... || other... ||
Comments.........we recently found my grandfather's diary (written in hebrew) and translated it. what a story! it chronicles his escape from russia via china and into the usa, where he joined the jewish legion in 1918. the diary goes into great detail on his feelings and those of others around him... and makes for fascinating reading. i would be willing to share it with you if you would like to see it. Thank you for putting up this website. a few years ago i visited the legion museum near netanya, israel and found a fascinating place... with no-one in it. it seems that tourists never come to see this place with the pictures of so many central figures in israel's history. ps- do you know of any other sources for the history of the gdud and maybe some pictures? i have a few but would love to get more. Mike Schary
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Feb 27, 1999


Name...............Ezekiel Schary
Address............Laguna Hills, CA, USA
Email................eschary@fea.net
Relative............Yehuda Slutsky
|| None... || Father...on || Grandfather... || Uncle... ||
|| 38th... || 39th...on || other... ||
Comments.........Marvelous! It reminds me of my own dad, just about word for word! I have a feeling that they knew each other.
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Mar 4, 1999


Name...............Victor C Weisskopf
Address............Lincolnwood, IL USA
Email................uhrensamlr@aol.com
Relative............none
|| None... || Father... || Grandfather... || Uncle... ||
|| 38th... || 39th... || other... ||
Comments.........Very moving site --- what a wonderful tribute to your grandfather and the causes he served! You've done a real mitzvah here...
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Mar 5, 1999


Name...............Tom Ebert
Address............Wymondham, Norfolk, UK
Email................TBEbert@aol.com
Relative............
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|| 38th... || 39th... || other... ||
Comments.........You say you're a proud son, Mr Blake. I think you had a very proud father also. I found your site very interesting and profoundly moving. Thank you for sharing it with me. Tom Ebert
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Mar 25, 1999


Name...............ira kaplan
Address............woodland hills CA usa
Email................imbald@msn.com
Relative............samuel kaplan (father)
|| None... || Father...on || Grandfather... || Uncle... ||
|| 38th... || 39th...on || other... ||
Comments.........As a young man dad left Russia to avoid military service and the pagroms. In New York he was approached by Jabotinsky(i)and enlisted.Canada,Scotland and Palistine.Died in Los Angeles 1983 He was a mench.
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Apr 4, 1999


Name...............fred snyder
Address............
Email................
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|| 38th... || 39th... || other... ||
Comments.........great tribute
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Apr 7, 1999


Name...............Saskia den Hartog
Address............Dordrecht, Holland
Email................hartog.5-ster@wxs.nl
Relative............
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|| 38th... || 39th... || other... ||
Comments.........I was especially moved by the words your father said to you when you were little. Thanks to men like him your people have a haven in the storm. May G'd bless you and your family.
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Apr 8, 1999


Name...............Carl Brand
Address............Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Email................carl_brand@hotmail.com
Relative............
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|| 38th... || 39th... || other... ||
Comments.........I am interested in how your father became a member of the Royal Canadian Legion, and not the American Legion being from Mass. I have not seen any reference to members of the Jewish Legion being trained in Canada and this could be of interest to readers of the membership magazine here. Just a thought and wishing you well. Cheers
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Apr 14, 1999


Name...............steve keith
Address............Oceanside/California/United States of America
Email................Homerun378@aol.com
Relative............
|| None...on || Father... || Grandfather... || Uncle... ||
|| 38th... || 39th... || other... ||
Comments.........this website is exactly what i was looking for. I had to do a project for school to learn more about WWI. Thank you for the info and pictures
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Apr 18, 1999


Name...............joanna raby
Address............montreal/canada
Email................joj1975@aol.com
Relative............
|| None... || Father... || Grandfather... || Uncle... ||
|| 38th... || 39th... || other... ||
Comments.........this is a really lovely slice of personal and national history!
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Apr 25, 1999


Name...............mary monark
Address............monroe Va usa
Email................
Relative............
|| None... || Father... || Grandfather... || Uncle... ||
|| 38th... || 39th... || other... ||
Comments.........
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May 9, 1999


Name...............DEBRA SMON
Address............EVANSTON,IL
Email................CCOHEN@IX.NETCOM.COM
Relative............HARRY SIMON
|| None... || Father... || Grandfather...on || Uncle... ||
|| 38th... || 39th...on || other... ||
Comments.........VERY EXCITED TO FIND THIS WEBSITE;DO YOU KNOW OF ANY GOOD BOOKS ABOUT THE JEWISH LEGION? HAVE YOU BEEN TO THE MUSEUM OF THE JEWISH LEGION IN NATANYA,ISREAL
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May 11, 1999


Name...............Roger Gove
Address............Cleveland OH, U.S.A.
Email................rcg44101@yahoo.com
Relative............
|| None... || Father... || Grandfather... || Uncle... ||
|| 38th... || 39th... || other... ||
Comments.........Interesting bio. Would love to know more of the details as I'm sure so would you.
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May 31, 1999


Name...............Martin Gans
Address............San Francisco CA USA
Email................ganzi@aol.com
Relative............
|| None...on || Father... || Grandfather... || Uncle... ||
|| 38th... || 39th... || other... ||
Comments.........You have every right to be proud.
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May 31, 1999


Name...............Carol Halula
Address............Kansas City,KS USA
Email................cooie@sunflower.org
Relative............
|| None...on || Father... || Grandfather... || Uncle... ||
|| 38th... || 39th... || other... ||
Comments.........This is a beautiful tribute. Thank you for sharing it with total strangers like me. I know your father is very proud of you!!!
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Jun 10, 1999


Name...............Therry Schwartz
Address............Easton PA USA
Email................schwartt@mail.lafayette.edu
Relative............
|| None...on || Father... || Grandfather... || Uncle... ||
|| 38th... || 39th... || other... ||
Comments.........Your site was very informative. I am currently doing research for an upcoming lecture and the general theme at this point is Remembrance of Jewish soldiers of all nations through burial rites, grave markers and war memorials. I would greatly appreciate it any help you could give me on this subject. Thank you very much. Therry Schwartz
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Jun 10, 1999


Name...............Steve Yeger
Address............Roosevelt, N.J. USA
Email................RebdudeNJ@AOL.com
Relative............
|| None...on || Father... || Grandfather... || Uncle... ||
|| 38th... || 39th... || other... ||
Comments.........Very inspiring . It affected me. I would love to do the same thing. My grandfather and Great grandfathers fought for Austria-Hungary in WW1 and were ardent Zionists. Unfortunately, most of the family vanished in the holocaust. Your site really touched me
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Jun 17, 1999


Name...............David Gilner from Maryland
Address............Lusby, Maryland
Email................trutalk@olg.com
Relative............Possibly William Gilner..Great Great grandfather
|| None... || Father... || Grandfather... || Uncle... ||
|| 38th... || 39th... || other... ||
Comments.........I was trying to research my family name "Gilner" and your web-site was on the list for "Gilner". I am not sure why. Do you have any knowlege of any person named "Gilner" in your family records? Did a Gilner serve with your father? My family history is not well known by my father and Grandfather.
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Jul 20, 1999


Name...............steve shochet
Address............baltimore maryland
Email................srshochet@aol.com
Relative............
|| None... || Father... || Grandfather... || Uncle... ||
|| 38th... || 39th... || other... ||
Comments.........yashar koach kolhacavod His memory is a true blessing.
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Jul 26, 1999


Name...............SHIRLEY GOODMAN
Address............SUNDERLAND. ENGLAND
Email................Shirlbede@Hotmail.com
Relative............JOHN (JACK) MENDOZA
|| None... || Father...on || Grandfather... || Uncle... ||
|| 38th...on || 39th... || other... ||
Comments.........Fascinated to find your page. Hope I can take this further
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Aug 1, 1999


Name...............David Ian Goodman
Address............Pretoria South Africa
Email................jay.gee@mweb.co.za
Relative............Tobias(Harry) Goodman
|| None... || Father...on || Grandfather... || Uncle... ||
|| 38th...on || 39th... || other... ||
Comments.........I am trying to trace anyone who might have come across any reference to my late father,Tobias (Harry) Goodman, who was a member of the Jewish Legion in Palestine in 1918.
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Aug 7, 1999


Name...............Abe Nutkis
Address............Jersey City,NJ 07305 USA
Email................Avidov@aol.com
Relative............David Nutkis Henry Posner
|| None... || Father...on || Grandfather... || Uncle...on ||
|| 38th... || 39th...on || other... ||
Comments.........Thank you for this beautiful tribute. I hope you have visited the Israel Defense Forces Museum,Avichayil,near Netanya. It is dedicatedto the GDUD HA'IVRI (Jewish Legion). You can probably find a photo of your hero there,as I did of both my Dad and Uncle.
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Aug 8, 1999


Name...............John STACEY
Address............Kent UK
Email................john@sheiling .demon.co.uk
Relative............
|| None...on || Father... || Grandfather... || Uncle... ||
|| 38th... || 39th... || other... ||
Comments.........You must be very proud of your father.
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Aug 26, 1999


Name...............JOAN & BILL GAY
Address............G
Email................
Relative............
|| None...on || Father... || Grandfather... || Uncle... ||
|| 38th... || 39th... || other... ||
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Aug 30, 1999


Name...............Eugene Astor
Address............Encino, California, USA 91316
Email................eande@earthlink.net
Relative............Samuel Astor (or Oster)
|| None... || Father... || Grandfather... || Uncle...on ||
|| 38th... || 39th... || other... ||
Comments.........I enjoyes the pictures and the story of your dad very much
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Sep 4, 1999


Name...............david wallace
Address............London England
Email................wall99@wall99.screamingnet
Relative............Abraham (Jack) Cohen
|| None... || Father... || Grandfather...on || Uncle... ||
|| 38th...on || 39th... || other... ||
Comments.........very interesting and informative. I would be delighted to discover other jewish soldiers who actually knew my grandfather
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Sep 11, 1999


Name...............Steven Sahagian
Address............Massacusetts, USA
Email................sesahagian@email.com
Relative............None
|| None... || Father... || Grandfather... || Uncle... ||
|| 38th... || 39th... || other... ||
Comments.........I stumbled across your site by accident. I am very impressed. You should be proud.
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Sep 12, 1999


Name...............Nick Stone
Address............Norwich U.K.
Email................nickstone@lineone.net
Relative............
|| None...on || Father... || Grandfather... || Uncle... ||
|| 38th... || 39th... || other... ||
Comments.........Nice site - my grandfather died in the Great War and I regularly trawl the net for info on the R.F. today I learnt something - thanks
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Sep 18, 1999


Name...............Nate Apkon
Address............Framingham, MA
Email................nmapkon@sprynet.com
Relative............
|| None...on || Father... || Grandfather... || Uncle... ||
|| 38th... || 39th... || other... ||
Comments.........Beautiful web site! Lovingly done. You are fortunate to have such wonderful images and papers.
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Sep 27, 1999


Name...............Stephen D. Weiss
Address............Gardena, California USA
Email................sweiss@ladwp.com
Relative............
|| None...on || Father... || Grandfather... || Uncle... ||
|| 38th... || 39th... || other... ||
Comments.........Very interesting sight! I did not realize their was a Jewish Legion in both world Wars. Does that mean no Jews were allowed to fight in integrated British units in WW's I and II, or did the men join the Legions voluntarily? Thanks for a very interesting and touching memoir!
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Oct 6, 1999


Name...............Michael Rosenheck
Address............Los Angeles, CA
Email................sjma@earthlink.net
Relative............David Rosenheck
|| None... || Father... || Grandfather...on || Uncle... ||
|| 38th... || 39th... || other... ||
Comments.........Thanks. I showed to my father. He is very proud of his father's history.
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Oct 8, 1999


Name...............Bunny Diamant
Address............MARINA DEL REY CA USA
Email................ESDIA@EARTHLINK.NET
Relative............David William ROSENHECK
|| None... || Father...on || Grandfather... || Uncle... ||
|| 38th... || 39th... || other...on ||
Comments.........
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Oct 11, 1999


Name...............Waicheselbaum Pini
Address............Jerusalem
Email................b-d-arc@netvision.net.il
Relative............
|| None... || Father... || Grandfather... || Uncle... ||
|| 38th... || 39th... || other... ||
Comments.........Hello. My name is Waicheselbaum Pini and I am an exhibition designer in Bobrowicz & Davidson Arc Ltd. From Israel. In our office we are working know on "TEL-HAY" exhibition. "TEL HAY" was a small farm in the north of Palestine in 1920. At 1.3.1920 was a battle in "TEL-HAY", 6 people killed on the battle, Officer Trumpeldor Josef and another 5 man and woman. Two of the killed was US citizen 1)Sharf Zeev 2)Tocker Jacob. They serve under the British minisrty in the world war 1. We are searching for information about them specially for they pic. We hope that you can help us. Thank you. Waicheselbaum Pini
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Oct 11, 1999


Name...............alan patterson
Address............somerville, mass. 02144
Email................apatterson@igc.org
Relative............lt. col. jh patterson
|| None... || Father... || Grandfather...on || Uncle... ||
|| 38th...on || 39th... || other... ||
Comments.........I'm pleased to run across your site. I'm just beginning some serios research on my grandfather and wonder how many relatives have signed in with with you. Do you know if there is any other place (other than the Bet Hagudim) that might keep information, memorabilia, etc. about the JL? Appreciatively, apatterson@igc.org
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Nov 8, 1999


Name...............sam savitz
Address............philadelphia, pa.
Email................samuel_savitz@msn.com
Relative............none
|| None...on || Father... || Grandfather... || Uncle... ||
|| 38th... || 39th... || other... ||
Comments.........I was researching ww1 and stumbled on your site. It represented a wonderful tribute to a parent.
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Nov 16, 1999


Name...............ira kaplan
Address............Woodland Hills CA 91367 USA
Email................imbald@msn.com
Relative............sam kaplan (38 or 39th LT.Col Patterson CO)
|| None... || Father... || Grandfather... || Uncle... ||
|| 38th... || 39th... || other... ||
Comments.........Dad came from russia.Jabotinsky was recruting in NY city. He went to Canada,Scotland,Palistine and said a few words about Gallipoli.He was in the Royal Fussilers. His dogtags are next to mine in a frame with pictures in uniform. He did not talk much about this period and I have only 2 pictures. If I had half the guts he had I would be proud. A good American,a good father and husband,and a good Jew. He never made it back to Isreal But I did and put a stone on Jabotinsky`s grave for him
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Nov 16, 1999


Name...............David Carrier
Address............Reston, VA
Email................davidcarrier@att.net
Relative............
|| None...on || Father... || Grandfather... || Uncle... ||
|| 38th... || 39th... || other... ||
Comments.........Your tribute to your father is both admirable and informative. In my new found hobby of studying WW I, if I run across any material relating to the Jewish Legion, I will forward it to you.
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Nov 18, 1999


Name...............Shirley Goodman
Address............Sunderland. England
Email................shirlbede@Hotmail.com
Relative............John (Jack) Mendoza
|| None... || Father...on || Grandfather... || Uncle... ||
|| 38th... || 39th... || other... ||
Comments.........Excellent page with lots of information. Sorry that no-one has created a page for the British Judeans. I think there is a museum in Israel, possibly in Natanya with more information.
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Nov 30, 1999


Name...............Joseph Rodlitz
Address............Smithtown, N.Y.
Email................jjp2v@yahoo.com
Relative............Meyer Rodlitz
|| None... || Father...on || Grandfather... || Uncle... ||
|| 38th... || 39th...on || other... ||
Comments......... I'm not sure if my father was in the 39th or one of the other brigades. How would I find out?
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Dec 5, 1999


Name...............Mike Lavery
Address............Düsseldorf, Germany.
Email................MrLavery1@aol.com
Relative............
|| None...on || Father... || Grandfather... || Uncle... ||
|| 38th... || 39th... || other... ||
Comments.........I am British, an ex soldier (Royal Engineers) living in Germany. As an hobby military historian I was particulary interested in the facinating chapter in history so well presented by you. Thank you.
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Dec 17, 1999


Name...............ira kaplan
Address............woodland hills ca 91367 usa
Email................imbald@msn.com
Relative............samuel kaplan
|| None... || Father...on || Grandfather... || Uncle... ||
|| 38th... || 39th...on || other... ||
Comments.........I only have a couple of photos an a set of dogtags,and a tape of how he left Russia etc, He met Jabotinsky in NY and signed his papers for the "mule drivers" Canada,Scotland,Palistine, Gallipolli and not much for story telling. When I took a trip to Isreal I went to a Large museum type display of photos and memoribelia on the legion.The guide had been in the legion as well as acra prison for "terrorist activities " in the early 40`s But nothing on my dad.
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Dec 28, 1999


Name...............Richard Collier
Address............Manchester/England
Email................r.collier@which.net
Relative............
|| None...on || Father... || Grandfather... || Uncle... ||
|| 38th... || 39th... || other... ||
Comments.........I am researching my grandfathers service with the Royal Fusiliers. I came across your page by accident. I am glad I did
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Jan 3, 2000


Name...............Cousins Karl and Sandy Geller
Address............Saugus Ma
Email................ksgeller@aol.com
Relative............
|| None... || Father... || Grandfather... || Uncle... ||
|| 38th... || 39th... || other... ||
Comments.........Great article i learned more about my great uncle. take care, Love sandy
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Jan 15, 2000


Name...............Michael Proulx
Address............Canada
Email................proulxme@escape.ca
Relative............
|| None...on || Father... || Grandfather... || Uncle... ||
|| 38th... || 39th... || other... ||
Comments.........Congratulations on your web site. Having been to Israel, I became a fan of Israeli history. You might find "The Sword and the Olive - a critical history of the Israeli Defense Force" by Martin Van Creveld an interesting read. It touches on the formation and exploits of the Legion. Regards Michael Proulx
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Feb 4, 2000


Name...............Berny Goodheart
Address............Liverpool/England
Email................Berny.Goodheart@Compaq.com
Relative............Barnet Goodheart
|| None... || Father... || Grandfather... || Uncle... ||
|| 38th... || 39th...on || other...on ||
Comments.........Hi My Great-Grandfather Barnet (Boruch) Goodheart Private 2302 was in the 39th Royal Fusiliers. I think I can see him in one of your photos (the one with three men, standing in front of two flags. I think my Buroch is the one holding the broom on the right). I would love to see a close up of this picture. Best regards, Berny Goodheart
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Feb 5, 2000


Name...............Wendy & Pinny Packer
Address............New Rochelle, N.Y.
Email................ppacker171@aol.com
Relative............Morris Blake
|| None... || Father... || Grandfather... || Uncle...on ||
|| 38th... || 39th... || other... ||
Comments.........It was touching and true. It brought tears to our eyes. He truly was a terrific human being, our uncle. Wendy and Pinny
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Feb 9, 2000


Name...............Leonard Stern
Address............London England
Email................Leo@Stern.Freeserve.co.uk
Relative............
|| None...on || Father... || Grandfather... || Uncle... ||
|| 38th... || 39th... || other... ||
Comments.........A truly remarkable document and a truly remarkable man. ASSOCIATION OF JEWISH EX-SERVICE MEN AND WOMEN
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Feb 16, 2000


Name...............Richard Aaron Levine
Address............New York, NY, USA
Email................souljam@earthlink.net
Relative............Harry Levine
|| None... || Father... || Grandfather...on || Uncle... ||
|| 38th... || 39th... || other... ||
Comments.........I don't know much about my grandpa's WWI experience, but I do know that he served with David Ben-Gurion. They remained friends and corresponded in the years that followed. My grandpa was born in Lithuania in 1898 and passed away in Phoenix, AZ in 1984.
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Feb 16, 2000


Name...............TONY ATTANASIO
Address............NYC,NY, USA
Email................AATTAN3685@AOL.COM
Relative............
|| None... || Father... || Grandfather... || Uncle... ||
|| 38th... || 39th... || other... ||
Comments.........EXCELLENT!!!!SEE MY E MAIL..THANK YOU
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Feb 23, 2000


Name...............Jerry Malamud
Address............Los Angeles, CA
Email................jerry.malamud@worldnet.att.net
Relative............Schulem Melamet (Sam Malamud)
|| None... || Father...on || Grandfather... || Uncle... ||
|| 38th... || 39th...on || other... ||
Comments.........Your father's history in the Legion is almost identical to my fathers.I had similar photos, but several years ago I sent them to the Bet Hagdudim Museum, in Avihail, Israel, which is dedicated to the Jewish Legion and stores all their history. We never could find any record of him in either the Royal Fusaliers records at the Tower of London exhibit or at Bet Hagdudim, but I just recently found out probably why. I always knew him as Sam Malamud. A few weeks ago, going through some old papers, I came across the name Schulem Melamet and a notation to a ship arriving in New York in 1913. I went to the Morman Library in Los Angeles, and was able to find the ships manifest with that name and my grandfathers and grandmothers name and the city my father came from-so I now assume that my fathers name in the Legion was Schulem Melamet, and not Sam Malamud, which would explain a lot of things. We are going to Israel in a few weeks and will try to visit Bet Hagdudim and do some more research. Yours is a great web site. Thanks for remembering the Jewish Legion. Jerry Malamud P.S. - my father serial number was J 7308 so he must have enlisted just before your father.
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Feb 23, 2000


Name...............William Breslove
Address............
Email................
Relative............
|| None...on || Father... || Grandfather... || Uncle... ||
|| 38th... || 39th... || other... ||
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Feb 28, 2000


Name...............RALPH J. SHUMAN
Address............NEEDHAM, MASS. 02494
Email................shupix @aol.com
Relative............SAMUEL SHLEMOVICH (? )
|| None... || Father...on || Grandfather... || Uncle... ||
|| 38th...on || 39th...on || other... ||
Comments.........looking for more information about more information about my father who was a member of the RF his name in this country was SAMUEL SHUMAN He was a member of Boston Post #22 Jewish war veterans in Mattapan/ Dorchester. A very active member until his death about 1956. If my memory serves me right me right the name sounds very familiar - like i can almost hear I can almost hear him saying it! pLEASE CONTACT ME!
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Mar 5, 2000


Name...............Patti Norris
Address............Framingham, MA, USA
Email................pesh@webtv.net
Relative............
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|| 38th... || 39th... || other... ||
Comments.........A magnificent tribute to an obviously magnificent man! Mazel tov on a site beautifully done!
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Mar 9, 2000


Name...............Harold Matusof
Address............Walnut Creek, California - U.S.A.
Email................zvimat@AOL.com
Relative............Morris Matusof
|| None... || Father...on || Grandfather... || Uncle... ||
|| 38th... || 39th...on || other... ||
Comments.........Thank you for displaying the photos. I never saw these before. My father left me several photos also. My father was born in Khotchinsk, Belarus in 1883 and served in the Russian army during the 1905 Russo -Japanese war after which he migrated to the U.S.A. where he joined the Jewish Legion. One of my photos is a group picture taken at the embarkation point in Halifax, Nova Scotia. My father passed away in New York in 1955.
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Mar 9, 2000


Name...............Mark Matusof
Address............Woodbridge, VA 22101
Email................Myach@aol.com
Relative............Morris Matusof
|| None... || Father... || Grandfather...on || Uncle... ||
|| 38th... || 39th...on || other... ||
Comments.........
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Mar 11, 2000


Name...............Anita K Pollard
Address............Brilliant, Alabama, USA
Email................poss@pepperlink.net
Relative............Unknown
|| None... || Father... || Grandfather... || Uncle... ||
|| 38th... || 39th... || other... ||
Comments.........I really enjoyed visiting this website. You find out quickly that people from every race, creed, color, and background participated in World War 1. I hope that all the desires for freedom and equality among all nations will become a reality some day.
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Mar 15, 2000


Name...............Marshall Cobb
Address............St. Louis/MO/USA
Email................marshall.cobb@lcms.org
Relative............
|| None...on || Father... || Grandfather... || Uncle... ||
|| 38th... || 39th... || other... ||
Comments.........A very good site and a fitting memorial to your father, Morris Chaim Blake. One great thing about history - to some a story may just be another nugget of knowledge, but to others it is life itself. Thanks for this new nugget and for sharing the personal side.
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Apr 9, 2000


Name...............steve piser
Address............berkeley, california
Email................wiglaf@pacbell.net
Relative............seymour piser
|| None... || Father... || Grandfather...on || Uncle... ||
|| 38th... || 39th...on || other... ||
Comments.........this site is great. i am always looking for information on the jewish legion. did yuour father go to a big reunion in the early 60's somewhere in the east coast?
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Apr 14, 2000


Name...............Eric Coombs
Address............Fayetteville, NC USA
Email................EZE122@yahoo.com
Relative............
|| None...on || Father... || Grandfather... || Uncle... ||
|| 38th... || 39th... || other... ||
Comments.........Do you have any information on a Belford Accord?
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Apr 28, 2000


Name...............Andrew Burnstein
Address............Toronto
Email................andrew_burnstein@cbc.ca
Relative............Harry Israel
|| None... || Father... || Grandfather... || Uncle...on ||
|| 38th... || 39th...on || other... ||
Comments.........You have a wonderful site. I wish I had as many photographs of my uncle as you have of your grandfather. Are you aware of the best on-line resource for investigating this further?
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Apr 28, 2000


Name...............Al Greenfield
Address............Los Angeles, California
Email................jenatha@algee.com
Relative............Hyman Koplovitz
|| None... || Father... || Grandfather... || Uncle... ||
|| 38th... || 39th... || other... ||
Comments.........Great looking web site. Kol hakovod.
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Apr 30, 2000


Name...............Martin Kaufman
Address............New York NY
Email................Bmanmnk@Aol.com
Relative............Samuel Cohen--Manchester, England
|| None... || Father... || Grandfather...on || Uncle... ||
|| 38th... || 39th... || other... ||
Comments.........Tks very much for yr very exciting website. I have never investigated the history of the Jewish Legion but think it is time to learn more and to pass this heroic legacy on to my children. I would like to know the best spot to find the enrollment list of the Legion as would like to trace my Grandfather's career, to the degree possible. Tks very much in advance,
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Apr 30, 2000


Name...............Manny Katell
Address............Morristown, NJ USA
Email................mkatell@earthlink.net
Relative............Louis Katell
|| None... || Father...on || Grandfather... || Uncle... ||
|| 38th... || 39th...on || other... ||
Comments.........My father emigrated to the US some time in the 1910's. He enlisted in the Jewish Legion in February 1918 and served until January 1920. He was also a member of the Hagdud Haivri League. Is it possible that our Fathers knew each knew each other?
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May 2, 2000


Name...............mojdeh ester naziri
Address............Los Angeles Ca USA
Email................mojyjune@yahoo.com
Relative............
|| None... || Father... || Grandfather... || Uncle... ||
|| 38th... || 39th... || other... ||
Comments.........Thank you for providing all this information and pictures. We should never forget our history and thanks to people like you, we wont. G-d Bless!
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May 11, 2000


Name...............Dennis John Whicker.
Address............Australia.
Email................djsf@one.net.au
Relative............
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|| 38th... || 39th... || other... ||
Comments.........I am a 73yr.old ex Royal Fusilier. 2nd.Bn. I have just read your wonderful account of your father's military history (God Rest his Soul). A deeply moving account of a real and dedicated man. I wish I could have known him. God guard, guide, defend & protect your family and people. Good luck, Dennis J. Whicker.
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May 14, 2000


Name...............Dennis J, Whicker
Address............Australia.
Email................djsf@one.net.au
Relative............
|| None...on || Father... || Grandfather... || Uncle... ||
|| 38th... || 39th... || other... ||
Comments.........Shalom, I could not resist dropping in to-day for another look at this wonderful site. I would also be most interested to read any previous Guest comments; is that possible please ? Dennis Whicker.
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May 15, 2000


Name...............Lawrence Harry
Address............Savannah, Georgia, USA
Email................emtpdoc@hotmail.com
Relative............none that I know of.
|| None... || Father... || Grandfather... || Uncle... ||
|| 38th... || 39th... || other... ||
Comments.........A great tribute to your grandfather. He had it right and the concept still holds true. Our service, is for our children and childrens' children. To your Grandfather, my thanks and to you and yours Shalome. "Doc"
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May 17, 2000


Name...............Danny Perlman
Address............22 weizman st holon Israel
Email................itsdan@zahav.net.il
Relative............Abrahm Perlman 38 battalion or 39
|| None... || Father...on || Grandfather... || Uncle... ||
|| 38th...on || 39th... || other... ||
Comments.........
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Jun 8, 2000


Name...............Olga Millett
Address............Noosa, Queensland, Australia.
Email................Olgamillett@bigpond.com
Relative............Buroch/Barnet Goodheart
|| None... || Father... || Grandfather...on || Uncle... ||
|| 38th... || 39th...on || other... ||
Comments.........I found your website very interesting. I think my nephew Bernard Goodheart has been in touch with you. I am the only daughter of Hyman Goodheart, son of Barnet Goodheart who came to Liverpool, UK from the Kiev area around 1906. My father, mother and myself came to Australia in 1951. I remember my grandfather well. He was a cabinetmaker, a quiet gentle man, who spoke mostly yiddish. I would be very interested if you had any information or photos which included him as we have very few in the family records. He had 11 children, however only one son is alive now and he lives in South Africa. Once again thank you for keeping the memory of these brave men alive by recording it on your website. Olga Millett.
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Jun 21, 2000


Name...............Elizabeth Rodie
Address............Ottawa, Ont. Canada
Email................Elizabeth_Rodie@ocdsb.edu.on.ca
Relative............
|| None...on || Father... || Grandfather... || Uncle... ||
|| 38th... || 39th... || other... ||
Comments.........I am a Project Secretary working for the school board in Ottawa. Our teaches are creating a teaching unit on the contributions of all peoples from all ethnicities and backgrounds who fought or otherwise contributed and worked during the World Wars and helped to build Canada as a nation. The story of your father was wonderful, rich and personal information which we all were thrilled to read. Thank you.
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Jul 19, 2000


Name...............Kenneth Lewis
Address............New York/NY/USA
Email................lumenguy@aol.com
Relative............Jacob.D Beaver
|| None... || Father... || Grandfather...on || Uncle... ||
|| 38th... || 39th... || other... ||
Comments.........Mr. Grandfather Jacob D. Beaver fought as a member of the Jewish Legion. He was a wonderful kind man. He to was a Patriot of the Jewish People. I look forward to visiting the exhibit at Bet Hagudim. I am sitting here at my key board crying with pride.
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Jul 24, 2000


Name...............Lt. Colonel Harold Dorfman, US Air Force, Retired
Address............Flushing, NY, USA
Email................ltcdorf@sprintmail.com
Relative............
|| None...on || Father... || Grandfather... || Uncle... ||
|| 38th... || 39th... || other... ||
Comments.........Very interesting.
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Jul 24, 2000


Name...............Doron
Address............FH-MI-USA
Email................dmb1010@aol.com
Relative............Harry Simon
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|| 38th... || 39th...on || other... ||
Comments.........i believe you are sweet for having made a beautiful site in memory of ur dad. I am searching for my great great gandpa. Actually, he is dead, but i am looking for his kids and grandkids. He was also a member of the 39th battalion. Did ur dad ever mention a Harry Simons??? Or is there one in the pictures you own??? Please contact me, it would mean so much to me and my family. Thank you
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Aug 21, 2000


Name...............Mel Stein
Address............Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Email................mstein@pathcom.com
Relative............
|| None...on || Father... || Grandfather... || Uncle... ||
|| 38th... || 39th... || other... ||
Comments.........Great story and great website!
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Sep 4, 2000


Name...............fRANZISKA pAYER CROCKETT
Address............
Email................endeavourgroup@hotmail.com
Relative............
|| None...on || Father... || Grandfather... || Uncle... ||
|| 38th... || 39th... || other... ||
Comments.........Very interesting indeed!
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Oct 15, 2000


Name...............Elaine and Burt marmer
Address............Framingham, Ma
Email................
Relative............
|| None...on || Father... || Grandfather... || Uncle... ||
|| 38th... || 39th... || other... ||
Comments.........Excellent photos aa well as interesting story. Thank you for sharing with us.
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Oct 16, 2000


Name...............marc speiser
Address............leominster, ma., usa
Email................mbricklin@aol.com
Relative............
|| None...on || Father... || Grandfather... || Uncle... ||
|| 38th... || 39th... || other... ||
Comments.........i believe my grandfather was in the austro-hungarian army.
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Oct 17, 2000


Name...............Julia Joseph
Address............California
Email................
Relative............none...just interested in the site
|| None...on || Father... || Grandfather... || Uncle... ||
|| 38th... || 39th... || other... ||
Comments.........im studying WWI in history right now. im a 9th grader and im doing an autobiography on a german soldier during that time. i just thought i would check out the site. i read it all and found it very interesting. you dad sounds like a great man. byebye -Julia
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Oct 26, 2000


Name...............Steven Zolla
Address............Wilbraham, MA
Email................kidderpress@inetmail.att.net
Relative............
|| None...on || Father... || Grandfather... || Uncle... ||
|| 38th... || 39th... || other... ||
Comments.........Excellent article. I never knew the Jewish Legion existed (I'm not Jewish). Now I have another WW1 organization to research (the list keeps growing). Also glad to see you are so obviously proud of your Dad's service and his generation's accomplishments.
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Oct 29, 2000


Name...............Berny Goodheart
Address............Liverpool/England
Email................Berny.Goodheart@Compaq.com
Relative............Barnett Goodheart
|| None... || Father... || Grandfather... || Uncle... ||
|| 38th... || 39th...on || other...on ||
Comments.........Thank you for a most interesting and welcome site. My GreatGrandfather Buroch (Barnett) J/2302 served in the 39th. I have his medals and cap badge and his military service papers. I think I can recognise my GGF in one of your pictures although not entirely certain as the picture is a bit small for me to see. I would love to hear from anyone who has other pictures and details. Again thanks for such a winderful site. You should have great nachus. Berny Goodheart Liverpool/England
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Oct 29, 2000


Name...............ira kaplan
Address............woodland hills ca
Email................imbald@msn.com
Relative............samuel kaplan
|| None... || Father...on || Grandfather... || Uncle... ||
|| 38th... || 39th...on || other... ||
Comments.........I`ll send you a photo.It is all I have other than some stories. these guys had guts. dad was recruited by a visiting Zionest in New York(Jabotinsky).Canada,Scotland,Palistine,Gallipolie Back to USA. He always wanted to go back-----never did.I did and went to a museum for these guys on a kabutz.I went through a lot of pictures but did not score He was a real man.
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Nov 6, 2000


Name...............David Ben-Gal Kramer
Address............Mt. Laurel, NJ
Email................dakramer@fieldstonehill.com
Relative............Isadore Schwartz
|| None... || Father... || Grandfather...on || Uncle... ||
|| 38th... || 39th...on || other... ||
Comments.........Is there any way of making connections with anyone who might have known my grandfather Isadore Schwartz or his brother Ben from the time they served in the Jewish Legion? I have a photo of them taken in Rishon L'Zion from 1919.
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Nov 12, 2000


Name...............Malcolm Simpson
Address............Guildford, Surrey, England
Email................malcolm@smallbore.freeserve.co.uk
Relative............None
|| None...on || Father... || Grandfather... || Uncle... ||
|| 38th... || 39th... || other... ||
Comments......... Dear Sir, 12 Nov.2000 I am privileged to have read your comments concerning your father. My grandfather was a member of the same regiment, killed in 1917. I am seeking a brief history of the regiment. If you have any details, I would be pleased to receive them. With very best wishes, Malcolm Simpson
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Dec 12, 2000


Name...............MOISES COHEN
Address............MEXICO D.F.
Email................cohenmoises@hotmail.com
Relative............SAMUEL (NEHAMIA) COHEN
|| None... || Father...on || Grandfather... || Uncle... ||
|| 38th... || 39th... || other... ||
Comments.........congratulations, beatiful page. im sorry y dont speake english
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Dec 14, 2000


Name...............Martin Watts
Address............Maidstone, Kent, UK
Email................wattseeuk@yahoo.com
Relative............
|| None...on || Father... || Grandfather... || Uncle... ||
|| 38th... || 39th... || other... ||
Comments.........Wonderful website and memories. You may be interested to know that i am in the process of completing a doctoral thesis on the Jewish Legion and would like to include your fathers testimonial and papers. I already have copies of all the veterans' records from Beit Hagudim. I will properly acknowledge your information and thankyou again for the site. Please feel free to email me at anytime regarding this matter.
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Jan 2, 2001


Name...............Sydney [Bernbaum] Bowman
Address............Peterborough, Ontario, Canada.
Email................shandel@ptbo.igs
Relative............Joseph [Yossel] Bernbaum
|| None... || Father...on || Grandfather... || Uncle... ||
|| 38th... || 39th...on || other... ||
Comments.........Thank you very much for doing this and placing it on the InterNet. My wife just found it ! Wonderful work. I welcome further information on my father's unit..[39th],as he was a Canadian Jewish Volunteer.He trained in Nova Scotia and was sent to London England before being shipped with his unit to Egypt and then Palestine ,under the command of Colonel Patterson. He has written of his time in Palestine and I would be interested inreading the book you mention of the history of the Legion. He & My mother did attend the 50th Reunion of the Legion in Israel in 1967. I would welcome your reply. A few years ago, 1996 , on a trip to Israel we visited Avichail, and were welcomed by a retired Officer who was in charge of it. He gave us a copy of my father's Army Records..we had tea with him.. we were very touched by it, but surprised that so few people know about it ! Even the Tourist Board had never heard of AVICHAIL! Sincerely, Sydney [Bernbaum] Bowman.
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Jan 2, 2001


Name...............Sydney [Bernbaum] Bowman
Address............Peterborough, Ontario, Canada
Email................shanndel@ptbo.igs.net
Relative............Joseph [Yossel] Bernbaum
|| None... || Father...on || Grandfather... || Uncle... ||
|| 38th... || 39th...on || other... ||
Comments.........We just noticed these pictures and your "story"...why didnt your father get a wound stripe for being "gassed"! Do you have any other details when he was gassed, as I did not know that they used gas in Palestine...at that time.[they used it in France, but I didnt know about it being used in Palestine. In 1996 we also went to a one day tour of Egypt and passed the British Army Camp at Ismaelia in Egypt...it is now used as an Egyptian Army Camp..we passed it on the way to Port Said! This is all very moving and we are touched by this and the beauty of the computer that can put us in touch with each other. Thanks again, Sincerely, Syd and Laura Bowman.
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Jan 27, 2001


Name...............Mary Panther
Address............Galesburg, IL
Email................
Relative............
|| None... || Father... || Grandfather... || Uncle... ||
|| 38th... || 39th... || other... ||
Comments.........I greatly enjoyed your website. I'm taking a history class (1914-1949) and found the information contained here to be very helpful. What a wonderful tribute to your grandfather you have created!
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Feb 3, 2001


Name...............Anthony Wickson
Address............Telford. Shropshire. England
Email................fiftysecond@btinternet.com
Relative............None
|| None...on || Father... || Grandfather... || Uncle... ||
|| 38th... || 39th... || other... ||
Comments.........Fine site to a courageous man. Peace Tony.
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Feb 4, 2001


Name...............Joseph Berton
Address............235 S.Elmwood Ave. Oak Park Il. 60302
Email................djberton@op97.k12.il.us
Relative............
|| None...on || Father... || Grandfather... || Uncle... ||
|| 38th... || 39th... || other... ||
Comments.........You have a wonderful site. Thank you for spreading the word of the Jewish Legion. I collect medals and photos of the Legion.
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Feb 26, 2001


Name...............Manny Katell
Address............Morristown,NJ USA
Email................mkatell@earthlink.net
Relative............Louis Katell
|| None... || Father...on || Grandfather... || Uncle... ||
|| 38th... || 39th...on || other... ||
Comments.........
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Mar 7, 2001


Name...............Jerry Cohen
Address............Houston, TX USA
Email................jerry@surprisesinc.com
Relative............Max Kaplan
|| None... || Father... || Grandfather...on || Uncle... ||
|| 38th... || 39th... || other... ||
Comments.........I would like to see more on the Legion. Any suggestions?
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Mar 8, 2001


Name...............Allan Cohen
Address............Madison, Wisconsin
Email................ascohen@facstaff.wisc.edu
Relative............Max Kaplan
|| None... || Father... || Grandfather...on || Uncle... ||
|| 38th... || 39th... || other... ||
Comments.........I believe my grandfather may have been in the same battalion regiment. He and a number of his friends left Sioux City, Iowa and traveled to Canada where they enlisted in the British Army's Jewish Legion. I am trying to locate information about his Legion experience and the photos you have of your grandfather and his military group look familiar. Would it be possible to see copies of these so I could enlarge them?
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Mar 11, 2001


Name...............Michael Swerdlow
Address............Liverpool UK
Email................michael@swerdlow.co.uk
Relative............Rosenberg (relative in my wife's family)
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|| 38th...on || 39th...on || other... ||
Comments.........My wife's uncle (ex Liverpudlian)Abe Rosenberg telephoned me from his home in Winnipeg the other day and knowing I am into Jewish family history and related subjects, asked me if I would like to do some research on his behalf about the 38/39 Royal Fusiliers and the Jewish Zion Mule Corps in which his father served. I told him I would go to the local reference library and start there. I also told him that I would take a look at the internet not thinking for a minute that I would strike such a direct target as your site in less than three hits. It makes interesting reading and is just the tip of the iceberg. I will copy the pages to Abe and tell him he must try and get access to a computer and he can browse the rest himself. He will be amazed. Congratulations on an excellent site. Regards Michael Swerdlow
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Mar 12, 2001


Name...............Lawrence Scrivens
Address............London, UK
Email................lawash@btinternet.com
Relative............
|| None... || Father... || Grandfather... || Uncle... ||
|| 38th... || 39th... || other... ||
Comments.........I have a complete roll of names of all who served in the 38/39/40 battalions Royal Fus.including regimental numbers and any casualty details and honours and awards gained.also the Zion Mule corp. And many photgraphs. I am researching the history of British and Commonwealth Jews who servrd in the armed forces world wide from 1650 to present day and have a large amount of data available. For future publication , the first series will be on the Boer War 1899-1902. I already have over 2000 names and biographical details on many soldiers, but would welcome any correspondance. I am an avid collector of medals awarded to Jewish recipients and have a substantial collection in order to preserve there memory and services given. Any memorability /medals always required. I am in the process of building a large internet site for research about the part Jews played in wartime and national service.Any information would be greatly received and all correspondance will be answered. My father proudly served in the British army during World War 2 as a Warrent Officer with the Royal Warwicksire regiment, then MI2 in Eygypt and Palestine. He also had the distinction of being the first British Soldier to enter Israel on the day of Indepence, attatched to the Embassy staff. He also served with Shape and Shafe as leasson Officer to the American Fleet in Naples.
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Mar 14, 2001


Name...............Kenneth Lewis
Address............Bayside/ NY/USA
Email................lumenguy@aol.com
Relative............Jacob Beaver
|| None... || Father... || Grandfather...on || Uncle... ||
|| 38th... || 39th... || other... ||
Comments.........Last year a few days after visiting your site July 2000 I arived in Israel and made my way to The Museum- Bet Hagudim @ Avi Chai near Natanya. They turned on the lights for me and a short film in english. With some language dificulty I searched the archives and found my Grandfather Jacob D. Beaver 39th Royal Fusiler. The curator seemed to jump for joy in our success in finding him. I guess it gave the many hours of doing very little some merrit for the curators. I was able to leave with photo copies of my grandfather. The museum for me was worth the drive about an hour north of Tel Aviv. Your site helped me find my past. Thank you.
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Mar 15, 2001


Name...............Barnett Addis
Address............Port Angeles, Wa. USA
Email................baddis@olypen.com
Relative............Simon Addis
|| None... || Father...on || Grandfather... || Uncle... ||
|| 38th... || 39th... || other... ||
Comments.........My father came from his home in London to the US and then to Canada where he joined the legion. After WW1 he seved in the US Army.I have a photo collection mostly of him and his fellow soldiers in Cairo Egypt
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Mar 19, 2001


Name...............Esther Schrager
Address............Cleveland OH
Email................Gelet1447@aol.com
Relative............
|| None...on || Father... || Grandfather... || Uncle... ||
|| 38th... || 39th... || other... ||
Comments.........I'm working on a HyperStudio (multimedia) presentation on the formation of the State of Israel for a class at the Cleveland College of Jewish Studies. The photos you've provided will add to it wonderfully! You were blessed to have this man as your father; thank you for your beautiful tribute to him.
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Mar 29, 2001


Name...............Arthur Bay
Address............Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Email................abay2@hotmail.com
Relative............Albert Aaron Bay
|| None... || Father...on || Grandfather... || Uncle... ||
|| 38th...on || 39th...on || other... ||
Comments.........
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Mar 30, 2001


Name...............rabbi barry konovitch aventura florida
Address............
Email................rabbi@atjc.org
Relative............
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|| 38th... || 39th... || other... ||
Comments.........i am interested in all artifacts from the legion, the zion mule corps
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Apr 3, 2001


Name...............meir yehuda leib
Address............
Email................
Relative............
|| None... || Father... || Grandfather... || Uncle... ||
|| 38th... || 39th... || other... ||
Comments.........
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Apr 7, 2001


Name...............Claire
Address............
Email................-
Relative............
|| None...on || Father... || Grandfather... || Uncle... ||
|| 38th... || 39th... || other... ||
Comments.........Great site
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Apr 8, 2001


Name...............Eugene Astor
Address............Palm Desert, Ca USA
Email................eande@earthlink.net
Relative............Samuel Astor
|| None... || Father... || Grandfather... || Uncle...on ||
|| 38th... || 39th... || other... ||
Comments.........Repeat....keep up the good work.
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Apr 18, 2001


Name...............Edward P. Samiljan
Address............San Diego, CA USA
Email................esamiljan@home.com
Relative............Maurice Samiljan
|| None... || Father...on || Grandfather... || Uncle... ||
|| 38th... || 39th...on || other... ||
Comments.........Delighted to find your web site. I viiisited the museum in Avichail a few years ago and I have a copy of the video that they show. Also, I have photos of my father and 2 of his cousins who enlisrted from Lynn Mass. in 1917. I would be happy to forward them to you and to receive other news opf the Legion. I also have several books and phamphlets of the legion. My Dad died in 1995 at age 94. When I visited the museum the curator told me that he was only the 2nd man who they knew was still alive. The museum is excellent. Very emotionally, stirring experience. Where was your father (grandfather?) from. Yasher Koach! Ed Samiljan
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Apr 21, 2001


Name...............joel
Address............germany
Email................joel65uk@yahoo.com
Relative............
|| None...on || Father... || Grandfather... || Uncle... ||
|| 38th... || 39th... || other... ||
Comments.........my grandad was in the 5th battalion. 1914-1918. also at malta, ypres, galipily, som... nice to see your page and your respect for your father. all the best.
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Apr 26, 2001


Name...............Hal Newman
Address............Pointe Claire Quebec Canada
Email................Halbert@videotron.ca
Relative............Abraham Cohos
|| None... || Father... || Grandfather...on || Uncle... ||
|| 38th... || 39th... || other... ||
Comments.........My late zaide Abraham told me of his adventures under the Irish leader of his battalion when we were both in Jerusalem in 1973 (for my bar mitzvah). Now I'm working on a documentary film about his experiences. If you and/or anyone would like to contribute to my collection of stories, information, etc., please contact me via email at Halbert@videotron.ca Be well. Hal Newman
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Apr 27, 2001


Name...............arthur rosenblatt
Address............new york
Email................
Relative............harry rosenblatt
|| None... || Father...on || Grandfather... || Uncle... ||
|| 38th... || 39th...on || other... ||
Comments.........thank you
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May 4, 2001


Name...............Jonathan Spyer
Address............Jerusalem, Israel
Email................spyer@aquanet.co.il
Relative............Samuel Michael Spyer
|| None... || Father... || Grandfather...on || Uncle... ||
|| 38th... || 39th... || other...on ||
Comments.........Great to see this site, keeping alive the proud memory of the Legion, the first regular Jewish fighting unit since the end of the Bar-Kochba revolt. Nice one.
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May 5, 2001


Name...............Robert James Willington
Address............Tunbridge Wells Kent U.K.
Email................robert.willington@btinternet.com
Relative............
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|| 38th... || 39th... || other... ||
Comments.........An interesting article about your Father Phillip,and I have read about the Jewish Legion in my search for my Grandfathers war service history. I have also written an article about my Grandfather as I find out more. http://www.btinternet.com/~robert.willington/grandad.htm
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May 28, 2001


Name...............
Address............
Email................GerschonB@aol.com
Relative............
|| None... || Father... || Grandfather... || Uncle... ||
|| 38th... || 39th... || other... ||
Comments.........Todah Rabah. Schalom. Gerschon
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Jun 5, 2001


Name...............SMSgt Kenneth J. Driscoll USAF (Ret)
Address............Tuckahoe, NY, USA
Email................KEND3@Prodigy.net
Relative............
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|| 38th... || 39th... || other... ||
Comments.........Moving and informative. Nice site.
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Jun 5, 2001


Name...............Bruce Silverman
Address............Olympia, WA USA
Email................bruce-silverman@home.com
Relative............Adolph (aka Adolfo) Silverman
|| None... || Father... || Grandfather...on || Uncle... ||
|| 38th... || 39th... || other... ||
Comments.........I just learned about my grandfather's role. I do not know which batallion. I would like to learn more about the Jewish Legion. My uncle says that there were 1000 volunteers and only 95 survivors.
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Jun 27, 2001


Name...............Sandi Fein
Address............Philadelphia, PA, USA
Email................sandi_fein@hotmail.com
Relative............Benjamin I. Mallin (Maly)
|| None... || Father... || Grandfather...on || Uncle... ||
|| 38th...on || 39th... || other... ||
Comments.........Your tribute to your father is wonderful and your site serves as a helpful reference point for fledgling searchers. We have a picture of my grandfather in his Jewish Legion uniform. He emigrated from Belarus and was probably in the 38th Batallion. We believe his group was quarantined during the 1918 influenza epidemic and never got to Palestine. He returned to the US and was a great father and grandfather. I'd appreciate information about accessing the military and repatriation records for my grandfather.
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Jul 1, 2001


Name...............Hilda Pearl Goldsmith (nee Greenspan)
Address............Los Angeles CA 90046
Email................HPG104@aol.com
Relative............Samuel Aaron Greenspan
|| None... || Father...on || Grandfather... || Uncle... ||
|| 38th... || 39th...on || other... ||
Comments.........Please accept my thanks. It is my impression that my father was in the 39th Fusilliers but I am not positive. Sadly all his old records have been lost, including his medal from the Israeli Government. However you might be interested in a post script. My father wanted to go to Palestine after world war I but his new wife objected. So he never went back but his father went there in the 1930's and built an apartment house on Shenkin Street in Tel-Aviv. But that is another story. We are looking for more information about Papa's service in Palestine. Please write back. Hilda Goldsmith
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Jul 2, 2001


Name...............ira shein
Address............Teaneck, NJ ,Usa
Email................iramyra@yahoo.com
Relative............nathan (noach) shein
|| None... || Father...on || Grandfather... || Uncle... ||
|| 38th... || 39th... || other... ||
Comments.........I was thrilled to see the site. I'm going to see seee if I can enlarge the picture to identify my my father and his friend, Oscar Susskind, who enlisted and served with him. Thank you.
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Jul 4, 2001


Name...............Harold L Cohen
Address............ 21 Conover Lane,Rumson ,NJ USA
Email................hlcohen@webtv.net
Relative............Dear Friend---Zemal Resnick-Buried at Mount Olive,Isreal
|| None...on || Father... || Grandfather... || Uncle... ||
|| 38th... || 39th...on || other... ||
Comments.........I am 78 ,served in world war 2, 95th bomb group, flew 38 missions, also in Palistine in 1942, flew A-20 A AS PILOT, back up 8th armyI was a good friend of Zimal Resnick, a zionist we helped collect guns for Isreal,His pictures is on wall of ,Beit Hagdudim-Avichail, near natanya ,Museum
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Jul 4, 2001


Name...............denis brian
Address............
Email................
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|| 38th... || 39th... || other... ||
Comments.........terrific
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Jul 4, 2001


Name...............denis brian
Address............
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|| 38th... || 39th... || other... ||
Comments.........terrific
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Jul 4, 2001


Name...............denis brian
Address............
Email................
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|| 38th... || 39th... || other... ||
Comments.........terrific
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Jul 24, 2001


Name...............jan seitl
Address............
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Jul 29, 2001


Name...............Gertrude Black
Address............Glasgow, Scotland
Email................gblack@dial.pipex.com
Relative............Charles Black
|| None... || Father...on || Grandfather... || Uncle... ||
|| 38th...on || 39th... || other... ||
Comments.........I have lately been rrying to find some information about my father who was"Mentioned in Despatches" on October 23, 1918. Unfortunately all the records were destroyed in the London blitz during WW2. My late father was a Company Sergeant Major with the 38th Battlion. He left all of his memorablia (apart from the certificate of his award)at the Battlion Museum in Israel. If you have any information about the battle I would be pleased to have it.
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Aug 3, 2001


Name...............edna eidelberg
Address............forest hills ny usa
Email................mail2e2@aol.com
Relative............haim silver
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|| 38th... || 39th... || other... ||
Comments.........my grandfather was in the jewish legion with ben zvi et al. he came to the usa from kishinev. we have a photo and his medals. would be interested in any additional information.
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Aug 8, 2001


Name...............arthur rosenblatt
Address............new york newyork usa
Email................rkkg@att.net
Relative............harry rosenblatt
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|| 38th... || 39th...on || other... ||
Comments.........a splendid presentaion and thank you
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Aug 8, 2001


Name...............arthur rosenblatt
Address............new york newyork usa
Email................rkkg@att.net
Relative............harry rosenblatt
|| None... || Father...on || Grandfather... || Uncle... ||
|| 38th... || 39th...on || other... ||
Comments.........a splendid presentaion and thank you
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Aug 8, 2001


Name...............arthur rosenblatt
Address............new york newyork usa
Email................rkkg@att.net
Relative............harry rosenblatt
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|| 38th... || 39th...on || other... ||
Comments.........a splendid presentaion and thank you
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Aug 14, 2001


Name...............Ilan BRAUN
Address............TOUR DU PARC, BRITTANY, FRANCE
Email................ilan.braun@free.fr
Relative............
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|| 38th... || 39th... || other... ||
Comments.........really moving story! so interesting
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Aug 20, 2001


Name...............Rae Kaplan Cohen
Address............Houston, Tx. U.S.A.
Email................mcohen@pdq.net
Relative............Max Kaplan
|| None... || Father...on || Grandfather... || Uncle... ||
|| 38th... || 39th...on || other... ||
Comments.........My Father and 16 other young men from a small town, Sioux City, Iowa, joined the Legion. My father spent his life as a leader of Poale Zion in the midwestern states. We moved to Israel in 1971 and my father is buried at Avihail-a moshav for Veterans of the Legion and their descendants.
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Sep 2, 2001


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Sep 10, 2001


Name...............T. Fazzini
Address............Hamilton/Oh/45013
Email................fazzinpa@muohio.edu
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Comments.........Dear Mr. Blake A question and a comment please: 1) What conditions would you ask if a author wished to include your memorial to your father's service in the Jewish Legion in a book? 2) I found 2 2000 references to Jewish Legion veterans: A) "The Canandian Jewish News" Jan 20, 2000 has a story of Legionaire Samuel Kererman of Toronto, Canada who celebrated his 101 year birthday 01/19/2000 B) On June 25,2000 The New York Times ran the obituary of Legionare Joshua Myron who had died June 8, 2000 age 102. I also understand that in BAltimore MD a man named Breitman published a Bulletin of Veterans of Jewish Legion. Hope the above is helpful to you. P>Fazzini
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Oct 1, 2001


Name...............Andrew Stern
Address............Babylon, New York
Email................astern11@optonline.net
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|| 38th... || 39th... || other... ||
Comments.........I'm interested in the derivation of the term Rat Patrol. My uncle told me years ago that the tv show was really taken from Jewish fighters in ww1. Is this correct? Could you get back to me about this? Thanks, A Stern
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Oct 9, 2001


Name...............John W.V. Coles
Address............Newbury, Berkshire, United Kingdom
Email................transducers@cduk.saint_gobain.com
Relative............
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|| 38th... || 39th... || other... ||
Comments.........Very Touching to read. I have many Jewish friends and though not one myself, I admire their fighting spirit. I too am proud of my father who like your own only speaks about the comraderie aspect of war despite the fact that he also saw a lot of action.
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Nov 29, 2001


Name...............Merwin Dembling
Address............New York City
Email................MEDOCK@aol.com
Relative............Tobias Wendy (Winditsky) - father-in-law
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|| 38th... || 39th... || other... ||
Comments.........Very moving.
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Dec 3, 2001


Name...............CHAIM (HIRAM) ROSOV
Address............BOCA RATON, FLORIDA
Email................CHAIHY@AOL.COM
Relative............SAMUEL ROSOV
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|| 38th... || 39th...on || other... ||
Comments.........GREAT WEBSITE! THANKS FOR CREATING IT. I CORRESPONDED WITH LEON CHEIFITZ FOR MANY YEAR AND CHERISH THE TEN JOURNALS HE PUBLISHED EACH YEAR. IF YOU HAVEN'T VISITED BET HAGDUDIM IN ISRAEL, YOU ARE MISSING A VERY INSPIRATIONAL AND EMOTIONAL EXPERIENCE. BECAUSE OF MY FATHER'S INFLUENCE, I HAVE BEEN ACTIVE IN JEWISH EDUCATION AND HAVE CREATED SCULPTURED AWARDS AND ARTIFACTS FOR JEWISH ORGANIZATIONS AND SYNAGOGUES. L'HITRAOT
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Dec 14, 2001


Name...............Naomi Halsted
Address............
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Relative............Major Henry D. Myer
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|| 38th... || 39th... || other... ||
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Dec 14, 2001


Name...............Naomi Halsted
Address............Israel
Email................naomihal@barak-online.net
Relative............Major Henry D. Myer
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|| 38th... || 39th... || other... ||
Comments.........Please see separate email
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Dec 14, 2001


Name...............John Noble
Address............United Kingdom
Email................ilarind@britishlibrary.net
Relative............none
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|| 38th... || 39th... || other... ||
Comments.........I honour you for compiling such a moving web-site. I am not Jewish, but I have a photograph of my own father which is almost identical to yours. He was born about 1898 and served in the Royal Horse Artillery. He too was gassed, spent time in a convalescent hospital, and suffered from asthma ever after. He died aged 52, a late casualty of World War I.
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Dec 17, 2001


Name...............Jay Shapiro
Address............Ginot Shomron Israel
Email................jayerno@netvision.net.il
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|| 38th... || 39th... || other... ||
Comments.........interesting and enlightening
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Dec 25, 2001


Name...............
Address............Brooklyn, NY
Email................moebach@aol.com
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|| 38th... || 39th... || other... ||
Comments.........A serendipitous find. What beatiful pictures Your family can be justly proud of your father. Thank you.
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Dec 27, 2001


Name...............Les Segal
Address............Thornhill, Ontario, Canada
Email................Les.Segal@Rogers.com
Relative............Jack Segal
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|| 38th... || 39th... || other... ||
Comments.........My grandfather served with the British Expeditionary Forces in Palestine. I think he was in the Quartermasters Corp. I don't know his battalion. He was born in Britain and emigrated to Winnipeg, Canada in 1920 where he was a carpenter for the Canadian National Railway. I have a postcard that he sent to my father from Tel Aviv which shows some camels if my memory is correct.
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Jan 5, 2002


Name...............Patrick Streeter
Address............Harlo, Essex, England
Email................Patrick@Patrickx.demon.co.uk
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|| 38th... || 39th... || other... ||
Comments.........I Was most interested in your site as I am writing a biography of Lt Col. J.H.Patterson who was the first Commander of the Jewish Legion. Do get in touch with me if you have any information on him.
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Jan 13, 2002


Name...............dr. howard s. brand, ph.d.
Address............bronx, n.y.
Email................vze2x6kq@verizon.net
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Comments.........i never had the honor of meeting your father however somehow we know one another in the spiritual sense. i am a 47 yr. old retired nyc probation officer. my parents survived the holocaust from poland with cunning and courage. in '68 i became a participating founding member of the jewish defense league. to date i have been continuously active in jewish-self-defense. at age in '73 i was a 19 year old volunteer in the yom kippur war working on kibbutz nativ ha-lemid hai. in '66 at the age of 12 i joined betar and remained active with them through high school. everyone on both my mother and father's sides were murdered by the nazis in the holocaust. as ze'ev jabotinsky was the founder of the jewish legion and jewish armed resistance in the 20th century, i look to him and everyone who followed him my spiritual brothers of which i claim to be decendant from as now the director-general of the jdl. may your father rest in peace for the great works he has bestowed upon the jewish people. may the people of israel live forever. thank you for the gifts of your human spirit and life for taking the time to share what you know about your father's great life to now become part of the timeline of other jews. am yisroel chai! 'never again'
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Jan 15, 2002


Name...............Daniel Reed
Address............Miami Beach, FL
Email................Reeddanjoyce@aol.com
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|| 38th... || 39th... || other... ||
Comments.........Thank you for this website. That the sacrifices your father and other veterans of the first Jewish Legion made-that they should never by forgotten. I hope that we continue to remember them and honor them. It is an important part of our history and legacy. Did your father make aliyah-do you live in Israel now?
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Jan 18, 2002


Name...............Kenneth C. Monsey
Address............Tunkhannock, PA USA
Email................kcmonsey@epix.net
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|| 38th... || 39th... || other... ||
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Feb 11, 2002


Name...............charles bluestone
Address............7485 Tottenham Place, New Albany, Ohio, USA 43054
Email................chuckbluestone@aol.com
Relative............louis bluestone
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|| 38th... || 39th... || other... ||
Comments.........Hi. I have visited your website several times over the past 2-3 years. Do you have any suggestions on how I can go about obtaining information about my grandfather, Louis Bluestone, who served in the Jewish Legion during WWI and then remained in Palestine as a pioneer until the early 1920s. Thanks!
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Feb 11, 2002


Name...............charles bluestone
Address............
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Comments.........I know that he enlisted in New York City, then went to Yapank on Long Island for training, before being shipped to Canada. He spent time in Egypt, then went to Palestine. I think that he was involved in some fighting in or near Syria where he was wounded. After the war, he was gi