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Hernando  County
Post #997
Spring Hill, Florida
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Jewish War Veterans

The Jewish War Veterans of the United States of America
- For 100 Years the Patriotic Voice of American Jewry

 

Mission Statement

The Jewish War Veterans Post #997 are part of a federally chartered, service-oriented organization comprised of members who are men and women veterans of the armed forces or of the allied armed forces, associate members and patrons. It is part of the oldest active veteran organization in the United States and the only Jewish agency that can lobby Congress without registering as a lobbyist. Post members visit the Veteran's Hospital, speak on community issues and work with other veterans in an effort to strengthen support for Israel.

Located in Hernando County on the West Coast of Florida, JWV Post #997 reports to the Gulf Coast North District Council.

 
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Leadership

 
PositionOfficerPhone E mail  
Commander: Jay Fudim352-666-2960
Sr. Vice Cdr (fundraising): Pinky Davis 352-796-9199 
Jr. Vice Cdr(membership): Gil Medoff   
Trustee (past cdr): Mel Greene352-666-0606
Trustee (prev. past cdr):     
Adjutant: Ben Rubenstein352-583-2661  
Quartermaster: Jim Marshall352-544-5721
Chaplain: Irwin "Ike" Rosenberg352-597-3972
Judge Advocate: Mel Greene352-666-0606
Sergeant at Arms:    
Surgeon: Sheldon Alter, MD352-684-1284
Honor Guard Irwin "Ike" Rosenberg352-597-3972
Committee Chairs:    
Program Chairman: Hy Fishman352-686-3327  
Historian:     
Public Affairs Officer:     
Descendents of the JWV Officer:    
Americanism Officer:    
Insurance Officer:    
Service Officer:    
Action Chairman:    
Legislative Affairs Chairman:    
Membership Chairman:    
Int'l/Soviet Jewry Chairman:    
Vietnam Vets Chairman:    
     

Past Commanders
2000Mel Greene

POST ACTIVITIES

FUTURE ACTIVITIES

Calendar

Monthly Meetings

Monthly meetings will restart in September, 2001 on the 3rd Sunday of each month at 9:30 A.M. with the first meeting in September scheduled as a family cook-out at Hernando County Rogers Park. The rest of the meetings (October through June, 02) will be held at the Timber Pines Development Restaurant with a Dutch Treat Breakfast Buffet preceding the meeting.

DateLocationEvent

 2001

  
 September 16 Hernando County Rogers ParkFamily cook-out & Meeting
 October 21 Timber Pines Development Restaurant meeting 
 November 18 Timber Pines Development Restaurant meeting 
 December 16 Timber Pines Development Restaurant meeting 

 2002

  
 January 20 Timber Pines Development Restaurantmeeting; Open Nominations 
 February 17 Timber Pines Development Restaurant meeting 
 March 17  Timber Pines Development Restaurant meeting 
 April 21  Timber Pines Development Restaurant meeting; Elections 
 May 16  Timber Pines Development Restaurant meeting; Installation
 June 16  Timber Pines Development Restaurant meeting 
Special Events
SeptemberPOW/MIA Day
November Veterans Day
Regional Meetings
31 May - 3 Jun 2001Rosen Plaza Hotel, Orlando, FLFlorida Department Convention
26 Aug - 2 Sep 2001Omni Hotel, Baltimore, MD106th JWV Convention
   

J.W.V. POST #997

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Post History

HOW WE STARTED

A group of eighteen members of the Temple Beth David Men's Club, located in Spring Hill, Florida, met on June 16, 1999 for a BarBQ and boat ride at Hernando Beach. The rainy weather caused a change in plans. Instead of outdoor activities, the group viewed a video on Jewish American Patriots that greatly influenced them. There was immediate interest in investigating the Jewish War Veterans organization, with the possibility of perhaps forming a local JWV Post.

Bud Spetgang, Commander, Gulf Coast Council North, was advisor to the group. He discussed the purposes of the organization; how it acts as an advocate for members; examples of Post activities; and guidelines for organizing a new Post. The group enthusiastically decided to form a Post and interim officers were elected. Annual dues were established, and the date was set for formal elections at a luncheon organizational meeting on September 28 at The Village Inn Restaurant in Spring Hill.

On  October 24,  1999,  we  proudly held  our  Inaugural Installation/Charter Luncheon at Silverthorn Country Club in Brooksville, FL. It is with great pride that we had with us National Commander MONROE(MONTE) MAYER; Dept. of Florida Commander MAX LEVINE; Dept.of Florida SrVice Commander HERBERT SCHWARTZ; Dept. of Florida 2nd Jr Vice Commander HARRY COHEN; Gulf Coast Council North District Council Commander BUD SPETGANG;  Florida Ladies Auxiliary President LENA OSTROFSKY; and Florida Ladies Auxiliary Associate SIDELLE HELLMAN, to share in our memorable Post 997 Charter Presentation and Installation of Officers.

Benefits

Members of Post #997 enjoy several benefits. 

 

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Positions on Issues

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JWV National

The Jewish War Veterans (JWV) of the USA, organized in 1896 by Jewish Veterans of the Civil War, is the oldest active national veterans' service organization in America. Among JWV's activities are: promoting legislation assisting veterans, sponsoring projects on Jewish communal concerns, support of Israel, advocacy for Soviet Jewry, and combating anti-Semitism. JWV is your voice on Capitol Hill.

J.W.V. National Headquarters
 1811 R Street N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20009
(202) 265-6280
E-mail: jwv@jwv.org
Website: http://www.jwv.org/home.htm
or through the U.S. Government Service Organizations website.>

JWV Museum

National Museum of American Jewish Military History

1811 R Street NW
Washington, D.C
202-265-6280

The National Museum of American Jewish Military History, under the auspices of the Jewish War Veterans of the USA, documents and preserves the contributions of Jewish Americans to the peace and freedom of the United States, educates the public concerning the courage, heroism and sacrifices made by Jewish Americans who served in the armed forces, and works to combat anti-Semitism. We have included in our website, some pictures from our different collections, please take a look at them.

Museum Information

Museum Hours
Monday to Friday 9:00 am to 5:00 pm
Sunday 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm
Closed : Saturdays, Jewish and some Federal Holidays.
Open: Memorial Day and Veterans Day, 1 pm to 5 pm

The museum is wheelchair accessible.
Admission is free; contributions accepted.

Group tours are available upon request. If possible, schedule in advance by calling: 202-265-6280.

Archive/Library
A research library consisting of about 2500 volumes pertaining to Jewish military personnel is maintained by the National Museum of American Jewish Military History. Questions regarding contents and usage of the library may be directed to Sandor B. Cohen: 202-265-6280.

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Vets Links

WWII Soldier

Local

State

National

Other

J.W.V. Florida Districts and Posts

Gulf Coast North District Council
Post# Name and City Meeting Place
Post 246 Abe Adler, St. Petersburg Cong. Beth Shalom
Post 373Albert Aronovitz, Tampa Cong. Kol Ami
Post 409 Paul Surenky, Clearwater Golda Meir/Kent J.C.C.
Post 491 Citrus County, Beverly Hills Samuel J. Kellinger Auditorium
Post 505 West Pasco County, Port Richey J.C.C. of West Pasco
Post 997 Hernando County, Spring Hill Country Kitchen Restaurant
    
Gulf Coast District Council South
Post 172 Sarasota County, VeniceJacaranda Library
Post 202 Collier County, NaplesTemple Shalom
Post 400 Southwest Florida, Ft. MyersJewish Federation
Post 404 Oskar Schindler, Port CharlotteTemple Shalom
    
North Central District Council
Post 199 LT Meyer Leibovitz, Jacksonville
Post 300 Penny Whitman Memorial, Palm Coast
Post 475 Williamsburg, Williamsburg
Post 759 Harvey M. Albertson, Longwood
Post 775 Irving Propper,
Post 780 Ocala, Belleview
Post 999 Emerald Coast, Pensacola
   
Treasure Coast District Council
Post 501 Golden Century, West Palm Beach
Post 502 North Palm Beach, North Palm Beach
Post 506 Indian River County, Vero Beach
Post 520 Palm Beach County, West Palm Beach
Post 549 SGT Louis Gordon, Stuart
Post 558 Joseph H. Molat, Lake Worth
Post 639 Brevard County, Merritt Island
Post 684 Hyman L. Solomon, Royal Palm Beach
Post 705 Treasure Coast, Port St. Lucie
   
Broward/Palm Beach District Council
Post 177 Robert K. Franzblau, Pembroke Pines
Post 196 Pompano Beach, Pompano Beach
Post 265 Century Village, Deerfield Beach
Post 266 Delray Beach, Delray Beach
Post 321 Irwin L. Steinberg, Delray Beach
Post 440 PNC Irv Steinberg, Boynton Beach
Post 451 Colony Point, Pembroke Pines
Post 459 Snyder-Tokson, Boca Raton
Post 477 Florence E. Zelizder, Boca Raton
Post 503 Morris M. Karpf, Margate
Post 519 Edward Goldberg, Tamarac
Post 606 Max R. Polesuk, Coral Springs
Post 613 Victor B. Freedman, Hollywood
Post 631 Sheldon J. Miller, Boca Raton
Post 730 William Kretchman, Plantation
   
Dade County District Council
Post 223 West Miami, West Miami
Post 243 N.B. Brown-Murray Solomon, Coral Gables
Post 330 Miami Beach, Miami Beach
Post 677 North Shore, North Shore
Post 681 Hialeah, Hialeah
Post 682 Abe Horrowitz, North Miami Beach
Post 698 Point East-Adventura, Adventura
Post 723 Harry H. Cohen, Surfside
Post 778 South Dade, Miami
   

J.W.V. Internet Sites
Buffalo Fronties Post 25 Buffalo, New York
Freedman Post 26JWV of Springfield, Massachusetts
Garr- Greenstein Post 39 Atlantic City, New Jersey
Post 60San Jose, CA
Jacob Cousins Post 99 Portland, Maine
Louis Green Post 140JWV of Berhshires, Pittsfield, Massachusetts
Sandy Weisberger-LeonKaplan Post 165 Scranton, Pennsylvania
Post 194 The Valley of the Sun, Arizona
Post 256 Dallas, Texas
Post 303 Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona
Skokie JWV Auxiliary Post 328 Skokie, Illinois
Norman-Kolodner Memorial Post 493 Owings Mills, Maryland
Birmingham Post 608 Birmingham, Alabama
Post 695 Wayne, NJ
Post 180 - Jerusalem;
Post 360 - Haifa;
Post 540 - Netanyu;		 Israel
  

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