Memory Speaks, Honor Stands Forthhttp://www.algemeiner.com/2011/05/31/memory-speaks-honor-stands-forth/When Four Star General Robert Magnus, USMC (retired) ascended thebimah of The Jewish Center in Manhattan to present the keynote address at the Jewish community Memorial Day 2011 commemoration, the respect of all gathered was, in its very silence, loud and clear. The General commanded the attention – from young Marines seated at full attention in the sanctuary pews, to the veterans of many of America’s wars, to the survivors of Ghetto horrors who came to honor their liberators. Noting that this Memorial Day presentation event was “only his third time on the bimah,” the General spoke of the responsibility and participation of Jewish soldiers in defending America throughout its history.
