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Jews in Military Service

Interesting Facts About Jewish Americans

Jewish Faculty and Staff Association May 15, 2026 at 8:00 AM

Did You Know? More than 500,000 Jewish Americans served in the U.S. army during World War II. Today, there are approximately 15,000 Jewish men and women serving in the U.S. military.

Image detail: Lieutenant Colonel Jesse Arnstein, Camp Phoenix, Afghanistan, 2014 Weitzman National Museum of American Jewish History, 2014.28
Gift of Lieutenant Colonel Jesse Arnstein, US Air Force

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