Soviet Jewish World War II veteran Matvey Gershman, 90, poses for a portrait at his house in the southern Israeli city of Ashkelon. Friday, April 12, 2013, (photo credit: AP/Oded Balilty)
JERUSALEM (AP) — Once a year, Israel’s Jewish war veterans don suit jackets and uniforms dripping in Red Army medals, the shiny bronzes and silvers pinned to their chests in tight rows like armor.
JERUSALEM (AP) — Once a year, Israel’s Jewish war veterans don suit jackets and uniforms dripping in Red Army medals, the shiny bronzes and silvers pinned to their chests in tight rows like armor.
About 500,000 Jews served in the Soviet Red Army during World War II. Most of those still alive today — about 7,000 — are said to live in Israel...................
FULL ARTICLE: The forgotten Jews of the Red Army | The Times of Israel
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