The operation to restore fallen soldiers' lost Stars of David
When Rabbi Jacob Schacter visited the Normandy American Cemetery in 2014, one detail stayed with him long after his return home.
TL;DR
- Operation Benjamin is a nonprofit organization correcting the headstones of Jewish American soldiers buried under crosses.
- The initiative began after Rabbi Jacob Schacter observed a scarcity of Jewish grave markers at the Normandy American Cemetery.
- The organization collaborates with the American Battle Monuments Commission.
- The mission aims to restore the identities and honor the memory of fallen soldiers.