Steven Katz
By Steven Katz
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Opinion Camp Himmler, Fort Eichmann? How would I, a Jewish soldier, feel if our army bases were named after Nazis
My mind was anxious as I landed at Frankfurt Airport in October 2004. Nearly 65 years prior, relatives on both sides of my family were either living under Nazi occupation in Eastern Europe or had already perished in the German concentration camps. My family that did survive the Holocaust came to America with nothing but…
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Opinion I’m A Proud Veteran. I’m Even Prouder To Be The Grandson Of An Illegal Immigrant.
I have achieved accomplishments our society values — an Ivy League education, decorated combat service as an Army officer, and home ownership. I served two deployments to Iraq leading the most impressive young Americans, some as young as 18, during the most brutish years of the Iraqi insurgency. After leaving the Army, I attended Harvard…
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