Five Jewish WWI soldiers receive Star of David headstones in France after a century beneath crosses

Five Jewish WWI soldiers receive Star of David headstones in France after a century beneath crosses

(JNS) — Five Jewish American soldiers killed in World War I received new headstones bearing Stars of David at France’s Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery on June 2, replacing Latin crosses that had marked their graves for more than a century. The American Battle Monuments Commission made the changes in coordination with Operation Benjamin, a nonprofit that works to identify Jewish U.S. service member...