Operation Benjamin Works to Replace Erroneous Grave Markers for Jewish American Service Members Who Died in Battle | News Channel 3-12

A mistake finally corrected after more than 80 years for two WWII Jewish American soldiers

The non-profit Operation Benjamin, which works with the American Battle Monuments Commission, helped organize the replacement of Latin crosses with Stars of David for two Jewish soldiers buried in Italy. CNN’s Dana Bash meets with the families who traveled from the US to witness the ceremony.

They corrected the error 80 years ago: at the military cemetery in Italy, the crosses were removed from the graves of Jewish soldiers. Video - Global Happenings

In the battle of Monte-la-Diphen, Italy, December 3, 1943, during the assault on the Nazi stronghold, American soldier Ben Zaon Bernstein was killed. Judas was killed in his first battle. The brothers and sisters of Bernstein did not even know that Ben was buried under the Latin cross in the US military cemetery in Nettuno, Italy. Only the day when this mistake was fixed 80 years ago. This was fixed by a non -core organization called Benjaminsky…