Tag Archives: World War II
82 years after his plane was shot down in China, Jewish WWII pilot Morton Sher is laid to rest at home
82 years after his plane was shot down in China, Jewish WWII pilot Morton Sher is laid to rest at homeSher’s remains were buried in Greenville, South CarolinaAn American Jewish fighter pilot whose plane was shot down in the Chinese theater during Read more » »
82 years after death in China, Jewish WWII pilot returned to US for burial
82 years after death in China, Jewish WWII pilot returned to US for burialDNA testing helped identify the body of Lt. Morton Sher, a member of the Flying Tigers, killed in action in 1943 during a combat mission over ChinaZev Stub is the Times of Israel’s Diaspora Affairs correspondent. Read more » »
Obituary: Annette Lefkoff Saparow
Annette Lefkoff Saparow passed away on March 29, 2023. Born to Helen and Morris Lefkoff March 13, 1925, she was a proud native Atlantan. The Lefkoff family lived on Washington Street near her father’s drugstore at Capitol and Ormond streets. She attended Girl’s High and later attended The High Museum School of Art in Atlanta. Read more » »
Remembering the Jewish servicemen who lost their lives at Pearl Harbor
(December 9, 2021 / The Jewish Journal) Sherman Levine was 17 years old when he volunteered in the U.S. Army. At Von Steuben High School in Chicago, he was a formidable athlete who lettered in swimming, basketball and baseball. In Nov. Read more » »
