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Object number2015.75.1
MediumSilk/Fabric/Thread
Credit LineGift of Temple Hadar Israel
DescriptionJewish War Veterans fabric banner. Rectangular. Front has three horizontal bands of silk fabric, from top to bottom, red, white, and blue. Gold fabric border with gold twisted fringe around perimeter. Blue embroidered text on front in an arch over the white field. Below the text is a gold, blue, black, and brown embroidered patch with a gold border, gold six-pointed star, and gold text inside of a blue circle that identifies organization; at the center of the patch is brown eagle. Back is black fabric and otherwise undecorated.Dimensions26.25 x 38.25 x 0.375 in. (66.7 x 97.2 x 1 cm)InscriptionsBlue embroidered text on front in an arch over the white field "LAWRENCE COUNTY POST 136".
Below the text is a patch with gold text inside of a blue circle that reads "JEWISH WAR VETERANS / OF THE UNITED STATES"; at the center of the patch is brown eagle with gold text on its chest "US".
Historical NotesJewish War Veterans banner, Lawrence County Post 136 from Temple Hadar Israel. Temple Hadar was formed in 1998 when two New Castle, PA temples merged. Jewish War Veterans of the US formed in New York in 1896 in protest of complaints that Jews did not contribute to the Civil War, the Jewish veteran group was known as the Hebrew Union Veterans Association. The union fought ant-Semitism in the Armed Forces and the general public. The union evolved with each war, eventually taking the name Jewish War Veterans. The JWV is the oldest, continuously operating Veteran Service Organization in the country. Although this flag represents Lawrence County the first local post was Post 49, founded in 1933. At least three other posts were established in Pittsburgh: Post 117 in 1935, Post 137 in 1936, and Post 299 in 1945. The Pittsburgh posts worked together to raise funds and to assist veterans, and they worked with posts from surrounding areas, such as Post 181 in McKeesport, and Post 718 in Greensburg. The Allegheny County Council was formed in 1947 to coordinate the membership of and to create policies for JWV posts in the county. Ladies’ Auxiliaries for each post formed and pursued their own activities. In 2007, Pittsburgh’s remaining two posts, 49 an d299, combined to form JWV Pittsburgh Post 499.
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Jewish War Veterans of the United States
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Lawrence County Post 136
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Temple Hadar Israel
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1945-2007
1996-2003
1936
1947-2018
1968-1969