Ep. 7: Holocaust Survivors in the US Military with Mike Rugel

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            Did you know that a Holocaust survivor who served in the US Army in the Korean War won the Congressional Medal Of Honor?  Did you know that there were thousands of Holocaust survivors who fought the Nazis during WWII or served in the US military afterward?

            Today’s discussion with Mike Rugel looks at the fascinating stories of some of these individuals but also explores issues such as the liberation of concentration camps by Jewish soldiers and the various ways in which Jews fought the Nazis as well as how their experiences in the Holocaust affected their own service.

Mike Rugel is the Director of Programs and Content for the National Museum of American Jewish Military History in Washington, DC. 

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