Maj. Gen. Sid Shachnow, USA (ret.) Speaks to Capacity Crowd in Florida

On Monday, March 10, JINSA leaders Leslie and Beth Adler hosted a capacity crowd of JINSA leaders and friends at Temple Beth Am in Pinecrest, Florida. The program featured JINSA Board of Advisors member Major General Sid Shachnow, USA (ret.) who gave a thought provoking speech on the rules of engagement in war.

On Monday, March 10, JINSA leaders Leslie and Beth Adler hosted a capacity crowd of JINSA leaders and friends at Temple Beth Am in Pinecrest, Florida. The program featured JINSA Board of Advisors member Major General Sid Shachnow, USA (ret.) who gave a thought provoking speech on the rules of engagement in war.

Born in Kaunas, Lithuania, General Shachnow was imprisoned for three years during the Holocaust in a German concentration camp. In 1950, he immigrated to the United States. He enlisted in the U.S. Army rose up the ranks to become a Green Beret commander in Vietnam, the Commanding General of the U.S Army in Berlin, and Deputy Commanding General of 1st Special Operations Command in Fort Bragg, NC. He is the only Holocaust survivor to achieve the rank of general in the U.S. Army.

JINSA was in town to raise awareness and start to build our Florida Cabinet. If you want to take an active role in JINSA, join our leadership, host a parlor meeting, or attend our next program, please email Harris Vederman at hvederman@jinsa.org or call him at 202-667-3900. JINSA national leadership starts at $1,000 annually and there are many opportunities to get involved.