Lee Blumenthal, Jewish Association of The Philippines Executive Director and Operation Benjamin's Country Manager arranged for a Minyan to say Kaddish for Pvt Jethro Cohen who died in 1943 in WWII. PVT Jethro Cohen is buried in the American Cemetery in Bonifacio Global City.
Chazzan Moshe Alkobi led the prayers for Pvt Jethro Cohen. After the ceremony the Minyan continued to say Kaddish for all the Jewish Soldiers who are interred in the cemetery. Moshe Alkobi and some of the Minyan stayed after to say Kaddish to various individual Jewish graves.
Operation Benjamin is devoted to preserving the memories of American-Jewish soldiers who made the ultimate sacrifice while defending the cause of freedom during World War II. Operation Benjamin's aim is to locate Jewish personnel at American military cemeteries all over the world who, for various reasons, were buried under markers incorrectly representing their religion and heritage. Operation Benjamin's mission is to correct these mistakes and provide, these many decades later, comfort to the families of the fallen.
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