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A Pacifist at Iwo Jima

Autor Lee Mandel
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 8 mar 2022
During the 1930s, Rabbi Roland Gittelsohn was a distinguished scholar and vocal pacifist. After the attack on Pearl Harbor, Rabbi Gittelsohn had a change of heart and volunteered to serve as a chaplain in the US Navy. He was the first rabbi ever deployed with the US Marine Corps, and he eventually found himself in the middle of the battle at Iwo Jima. At the end of the conflict, he gave what is one of the most renowned speeches of the war at the dedication of the 5th Marine Division cemetery, known as the Gettysburg Address of World War II. This biography is based on multiple sources, including Gittelsohn's personal papers, and follows his entire life, beginning with the Gittelsohn family's emigration from Russia to the United States. From the growing antiwar movement after World War I, to the training of military chaplains and the anti-Semitism among their ranks, important events of the time further contextualize Gittelsohn's life. Also detailed is Gittelsohn's illustrious postwar career, including his service on President Harry S. Truman's Committee on Civil Rights.
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9781476687414
ISBN-10: 1476687412
Pagini: 270
Dimensiuni: 152 x 229 x 15 mm
Greutate: 0.34 kg
Editura: McFarland

Notă biografică

Direct descendant of a Russian immigrant who entered the United States of America in 1907 through Ellis Island, Captain Lee R. Mandel of the United States Navy was born in New York City and is a graduate of Washington and Jefferson College.Lee Mandel received his medical degree from the University of Miami School of Medicine. After completing his Internal Medicine internship and residency at the Medical University of South Carolina Hospitals, he reported to active duty in July, 1979.His first assignment was as staff internist at Naval Region Medical Center Philadelphia, and he was shortly thereafter selected for duty as staff internist at the Office of the Attending Physician, United States Congress.After serving as the Assistant Chief of Medicine at Naval Hospital Jacksonville for nine months, CAPT Mandel became the first physician ever to be brought back for duty at the United States Congress, where he served from April of 1985 to July of 1986. He next reported to Naval Hospital Bethesda where he headed the General Medicine Division in the Department of Internal Medicine. He also served as Intern Advisor, Transitional Year Program Director and Command Flight Surgeon. CAPT Mandel left active duty to pursue a career in the private sector in December of 1988.In his private sector career, CAPT Mandel owned his own internal medicine practice in North Carolina, served as a senior group model HMO physician and was a physician executive in both Charlotte, North Carolina and Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.Lee Mandel is currently the Command Flight Surgeon, Naval Safety Center, Norfolk, Virginia. He will be retired from the Navy in June, 2013.CAPT Mandel is a noted historian with interests in military history as well as the health history of United States presidents. In addition to several medical publications, CAPT Mandel has authored several history publications in medical journals and recently had a history manuscript published in a military history journal about VADM John D. Bulkeley's World War II exploits. In 2009, after reviewing the medical records of President John F. Kennedy, he published his findings in the Annals of Internal Medicine. As a result of his work, he was invited by The History Channel to appear on its show Ten Things You Didn't Know About JFK. He is also the author of the novel Moryak: A Novel of the Russian Revolution, a work of historical fiction based on his extensive research on Russia and the lead up to World War I.CAPT Mandel has a Master of Public Health degree from the University of Pittsburgh and he is board certified in Internal Medicine and Aviation Medicine. He is a graduate of the USMC Command and Staff College. His personal awards include a Navy Commendation Medal with two gold stars in lieu of subsequent awards and a Meritorious Service Medal with four gold stars in lieu of subsequent awards. He and his wife Ann reside in Chesapeake Virginia. Their son Jeffrey is a graduate of Tulane University, is an officer in the United States Navy and is a designated naval aviator. Their daughter Jennifer is a law student at Tulane University.

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During the 1930s, Rabbi Roland Gittelsohn was a distinguished scholar and vocal pacifist. This biography is based on multiple sources, including Gittelsohn's personal papers, and follows his entire life, beginning with the Gittelsohn family's emigration from Russia to the United States.