National Museum of American Jewish Military History

06/16/2026

Thanks to Washington Jewish Week for covering our program on the legacy of Jewish military service in the American Revolution - https://www.washingtonjewishweek.com/exploring-jewish-heroes-of-the-revolution-religious-freedom-in-dc/.

The full video is now available at https://youtu.be/aSrvlGyviXc?si=55TYTLt7mGEAjgPW

Although there weren’t many Jews living in America during the time of the Revolution, they played important roles both on and off the battlefield, aiding in the struggle for independence and religious liberty.

06/12/2026

David Marshall, 101-year-old WWII veteran, continues his story to the National Museum of American Jewish Military History. See the rest here: https://nmajmh.org/2026/06/david-marshall-battle-of-the-bulge-veterans-story/

06/10/2026

101-year-old WWII veteran David Marshall talks about his experience in the Battle of the Bulge at the National Museum of American Jewish Military History. See of the rest of his story here: https://nmajmh.org/2026/06/david-marshall-battle-of-the-bulge-veterans-story/

06/08/2026

Join us on Thursday at 12:30 for Jewish Heroes of the Revolution and the Ongoing Legacy of Religious Freedom. Jewish particiants in the Revolution shaped the American tradition of religious liberty. It continues to resonate in military service today.

Jewish particiants in the Revolution shaped the American tradition of religious liberty. It continues to resonate in military service today.

06/06/2026

Even before the first men had come ashore for the Allied assault on Normandy on June 6th, 1944, Lieutenant Robert Halperin of the U.S. Navy had been at work on the beaches. Halperin..
https://nmajmh.org/2017/06/robert-halperin-on-d-day/

Even before the first men had come ashore for the Allied assault on Normandy on June 6th, 1944, Lieutenant Robert Halperin of the U.S. Navy had been at work on the beaches. Halperin was attached to Assault Force “U.” His job was to mark the landing sites for the assault infantry. Halperin succes...

06/05/2026

Come visit the National Museum of American Jewish Military History this weekend, along with four more museums in our Dupont Circle neighborhood, with Museum Walk Weekend 2026. Tickets are free to reserve! https://www.eventbrite.com/e/museum-walk-weekend-2026-tickets-1987940099351?msockid=1277ab1c011364c80c9cbc7a00576594

06/03/2026

WWII veteran David Marshall spoke at the NMAJMH after the Memorial Day Parade. See more here:

https://nmajmh.org/2026/06/david-marshall-battle-of-the-bulge-veterans-story/

Photo courtesy of Andrea Kalin.

05/29/2026

Visit five cultural institutions in the Dupont Circle and Kalorama neighborhoods during the annual Walk Weekend!

05/24/2026

Leading up to Memorial Day, we remember service members who died in action. Join us in posting a Memorial Day tribute and tag

William Sawelson was born in Newark, New Jersey, in 1890. During World War I, he served with Company M, 312th Infantry Regiment, 78th Division.

In the fall of 1918, American forces were fighting in the Meuse-Argonne Offensive, one of the largest campaigns undertaken by the American Expeditionary Forces in France.

On October 26, 1918, near Grand-Pré, France, Sawelson heard a wounded soldier calling for water from a shell hole exposed to enemy machine-gun fire. He crawled through the fire-swept battlefield and gave the wounded soldier all the water he carried. Realizing more was needed, Sawelson returned to refill his canteen and again crossed the battlefield toward the wounded man.

Before he could reach him, he was struck by enemy fire and killed.

For his courage and selfless devotion to a fellow soldier, William Sawelson was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor.

05/24/2026

Leading up to Memorial Day, we remember service members who died in action. Join us in posting a Memorial Day tribute and tag

1st Lieutenant Roslyn "Roz" Schulte, U.S. Air Force, was killed in Afghanistan on May 20, 2009, at the age of 25. She died from a roadside bomb near Kabul while traveling to a meeting with Afghan officials to help train their military in intelligence gathering.

A graduate of the U.S. Air Force Academy, Roslyn was the first female Air Force Academy graduate to be killed by enemy action in combat. She was posthumously awarded the Bronze Star, Purple Heart, the Air Force Commendation Medal and the National Intelligence Medal for Valor.