We are pleased to announce our 57th annual Mickey Marcus Memorial Service at the Jewish Chapel on the grounds of the United States Military Academy at West Point. The service will be held on Sunday, May 7, 2023, starting at 11:00am; CH (MAJ) David Frommer and guest rabbis officiating. A coffee hour will precede the service. The Jewish Chapel address is 750 Merritt Road, West Point, NY, 10996.

Planned Program

Samuel Z. Klausner was born in Brooklyn, NY on December 19th, 1923, and died in Philadelphia, PA on December 27th, 2021. In his youth, he read Torah and European Jewish poetry. He joined Zionist youth groups and was aware of what was going on in Palestine. After serving as a navigator in WWII in B-24 bomber aircraft, for which he was awarded two bronze stars, he earned a Bachelors in Mathematics from New York University. In 1947, he went on to study at Hebrew University in Jerusalem, but, for security reasons, classes never started.

AVILC will host a virtual event through a zoom presentation of clips from past programs at West Point to commemorate and honor American volunteers who came to the aid of the State of Israel during their War of Independence between 1947-1949.

Particular recognition for those who made the ultimate sacrifice, with specific acknowledgment for Colonel David ‘Mickey’ Marcus.  Colonel Marcus is interred in the U.S. Military Academy, West Point, NY.