Temple Beth Sholom Continuing Education Committee presents...
The Ritchie Boys
with Temple Beth Sholom Members, Jeff Kraus & Al Treidel
Sunday, April 27 at 9:30 am at Temple Beth Sholom
Registrations are requested - Click Here to register.
Light breakfast will be served.
The Ritchie Boys, part of the U.S. Military Intelligence Service (MIS) at the War Department, were an organization of soldiers in World War II with sizable numbers of German and Austrian recruits who were used primarily for interrogation of prisoners on the front lines and counter-intelligence in Europe. Trained at secret Camp Ritchie in Washington County, Maryland, many were German-speaking immigrants to the United States, often Jews, who fled Nazi persecution. In addition to interrogation and counter-intelligence, they were trained in psychological warfare to study and demoralize the enemy, and they later served as prosecutors and translators in the Nuremberg trials.
We are fortunate to have 2 congregation members whose fathers were Ritchie Boys, President Al Treidel and Jeff Kraus. Each has a unique story which they will share with us on Sunday April 27.
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