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December 13, 2021

Remembering the Jewish Heroes of Pearl Harbor

“Wherever tyranny threatens, wherever the rights of man are in danger of being destroyed, there you will find the Jew.”

Last Tuesday marked 80 years since Japan’s unprovoked surprise attack on Hawaii, which brought the U.S. into World War II. Among the 2,403 American servicemen who lost their lives that day were several Jews. Tabby Refael tells the story of one of them:

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December 13, 2021

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