Jewish War Veterans
of the United States of America
Department of Michigan ______________________________________________________________________________________________________
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Jewish War Veterans of the USA (JWV), chartered in 1896, is the oldest active Veterans Service Organization in the United States. Nationally, JWV is involved in a yearly "March on the Hill" to talk to our Legislators to make sure they know our organization's stand on funding, services, and benefits for all veterans.
JWV Department of Michigan was chartered in July, 1940, and currently consists of Posts 135 (Zussman), 474 (Bale), and 510 (Shapiro-Rose). Our Department helps Veterans through advocacy for better clinics, hospitals, Veterans homes, and Michigan Veteran-friendly legislation. We volunteer at Veterans facilities, support local Veteran activities, and help maintain Veteran plots in local Jewish cemeteries.
We also now provide post-secondary education scholarships to Michigan Jewish residents that are Active-Duty, Veterans, or direct lineal descendants of Veterans.
Perhaps our most important activity is educating the general community about contributions of Jews to the U.S. military services. We participate in parades and other events to continually remind people that Jews serve this country, and that some of us have also paid the ultimate price.
In Michigan, we are a Jewish Voice for Veterans, a Veteran's Voice for Jews.
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If you would like us to mail you a poppy to wear, click here, provide your U.S. Mail address, and donate.
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The JWV-MI - Charles Kaye (Z"L) Scholarship Foundation is now accepting applications for the 2027-28 Academic Year. Our web-based Application Portal is available from a link on our Scholarships Foundation Home webpage. Applicants must complete the web-based application form and associated document uploads by March 28, 2027. More details AND that link are on our Scholarship Foundation Home webpage: JWV-MI--KayeFoundation.org.
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In 2025, the JWV-MI Memorial Home Association dissolved. One of their assets, a painting that they had commissioned in 1951 titled Isaiah's Dream by Detroit Artist and WWII Veteran Marvin Beerbohm, was donated to the JWV National Museum of American Jewish Military History. That museum released a beautiful video in 2026 about the painting. See the video about Isaiah's Dream here.
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Jewish War Veterans of the USA Department of Michigan is a member of the Michigan Commanders Group, a lobbying organization for Veteran causes within the State of Michigan. Click here to see the Michigan Commanders Group top legislative issues.
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Jewish War Veterans of the USA Department of Michigan is a 501(c)(4) nonprofit organization
following the rules of war veteran organizations as defined by IRC 170 (c)(3)