Jerry Klinger is the founding president of the Jewish American Society for Historic Preservation, which has placed monuments and plaques across the United States and in other countries detailing the history of Jewish individuals and communities.
Ashley became the driving force for the 13th Amendment to the Constitution, legally ending slavery forever. [Jerry Klinger]
James M. Ashley Formally Ended Slavery in the U.S. Read More »
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In 2019, the Jewish American Society for Historic Preservation proposed to the Buchenwald Memorial, the German authorities who ran the Buchenwald Concentration Camp historical site, a memorial honoring the American liberators of the camp. There was none heretofore. JASHP would pay for it. [Jerry Klinger]
80 Years Ago Today, Buchenwald was Liberated by U.S. Troops Read More »
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A remarkable historical plaque was recently presented in the Kalikotta Palace here in Cochin, India. It honored His Highness, Rama Varma Pareekshith Thampuran, the Last Maharaja of Cochin. The brass, 2’x3’ plaque, in English and Hebrew and mounted on rosewood, hangs below the Maharaja’s portrait. [Jerry Klinger]
Plaque Celebrates Historic Indian and Jewish Amity Read More »
International, Jerry Klinger, Jewish History, Staff and Bylined ContributorsThe assassination attempt on Donald Trump was a historical event of major import. I approached the Connequenessing Township about placing a historical marker recognizing the terrible event. The assassination site is partially in their purview. JASHP was going to pay for it and fabricate it. The marker would be a gift to them, to be sited where they felt appropriate. [Jerry Klinger]
Historic Marker Rejected at Site of Attempted Assassination of Donald Trump Read More »
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Danny was born Rezso Engel in 1873, in a tiny village in the Gömör-Kishont region of the Kingdom of Hungary. He and his whole family were Jews. [Jerry Klinger]
Marker for Jewish Founder of UK’s ‘Old Contemptibles’ Read More »
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After a year and a half of fabrication delays, the Mt. Nebo/Rosenwald Elementary School marker was finally dedicated on Nov. 10. The dedication took place almost 100 years to the day when Mt. Nebo opened its doors to its first students in racially segregated Monroe. The marker was funded by the Jewish American Society for Historic Preservation (JASHP). [Jerry Klinger]
Marker for Mt. Nebo/ Rosenwald Elementary School in Monroe, Louisiana, Dedicated Read More »
Jerry Klinger, Jewish History, Philanthropy & Volunteerism, Science, Medicine, & Education, Staff and Bylined Contributors, USAThe Opportunity and the Challenge for San Diego is; does San Diego want to have a Daffodil Garden? JASHP is willing to fund one for San Diego. We will pay for the bulbs, the stone, and the marker. The condition of the gift is that the garden must be sited in a significant, publicly accessible location, such as a park. We want the message to be viewed by as many people as possible. Our common future is the Challenge. [Jerry Klinger]
Free Holocaust Memorial Garden Offered to City of San Diego Read More »
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Woodstock, the iconic “Hippie” counter-culture music festival, was celebrated by ~460,000 baby boomers from August 15 to 18, 1969. The “happening” was on the rolling hills of Max Yasgur’s Dairy farm in Bethel, N.Y. It almost never came about. [Jerry Klinger]
Jewish Farmer Max Yasgur Made the Woodstock Festival Possible Read More »
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Melvin changed his name to make it in the entertainment industry. He was always a jokester, even as a kid. Melvin was never very tall, being only 5’ 5”, not counting his socks with the big holes in them from when his older three brothers wore them. [Jerry Klinger]
Borscht Belt Signage Pays Homage to Melvin James Kaminsky Read More »
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“I went through the unpleasant experience of being machine-gunned in the water, after we had been sunk, by four very persistent Junkers 87 diver bombers. They even dropped incendiary bombs in an attempt to catch any floating oil on fire. They have not got much mercy, those Germans. I then had to swim for seven hours towards a place that was already occupied by Jerry and eventually got back to England in charge of a French fishing boat, dressed as a French sailor, only to be arrested as a spy!” [Jerry Klinger]
An Historic Plaque for a Jewish Hero of the Dunkirk Evacuation Read More »
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A site in a new residential area was selected just below the historical Tel of Yokneam. Jewish eyes have looked out upon the Jezreel Valley from the Tel and the site of the Lion for over 3,000 years. [Jerry Klinger]
Lion of Yokneam, Israel, Installed Along the Lion’s Trail Read More »
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The music of Take Me Out To The Ball Game was written by Albert Von Tilzen, a Jewish man from Indianapolis. The lyrics were written by his Christian friend, Jack Norworth. [Jerry Klinger]
A Proposal to Memorialize the Men Behind ‘Take Me Out to the Ball Game’ Read More »
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Sam came up with a concept sketch showing two women soldiers in full battle uniforms. One represented 1948, and the other 2024. They stood shoulder to shoulder, their weapons aimed downward, not up in aggression but down in defense, at the ready. [Jerry Klinger]
American Offers to Finance Sculpture to Honor Women of the IDF Read More »
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A unique, long-term partnership between the Diaspora and Israel resulted in Ma’ale Adumim being the beneficiary of two huge Lion sculptures. The two Lions of Judah, each eight feet in height and ten feet in length, majestically supine and serene, are sited at the city’s entrance for maximum visibility. They are just below the large, bold “I Love Ma’ale Adumim/ Welcome Visitors” sculpture. [Jerry Klinger]
OpEd: The Powerful Lion Symbols at Entrance to Ma’ale Adumim Read More »
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