Lighting a Memorial (Yahrzeit) Candle for my Great Uncle, Dr. Israel Schaechter, 1876-1949
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Today is the anniversary of the death of my great uncle, Dr. Iliazar Israel Schaechter, (above, c. 1930), so I am lighting a Jewish Memorial (Yahrzeit) candle in his memory. He was a hero physician in the First World War, winning the Legion d’Honneur and the Croix de Guerre, France’s highest military honors.
Lighting a Memorial (Yahrzeit) Candle for my Great Uncle, Dr. Israel Schaechter, 1876-1949
Lighting a Memorial (Yahrzeit) Candle for my…
Lighting a Memorial (Yahrzeit) Candle for my Great Uncle, Dr. Israel Schaechter, 1876-1949
Today is the anniversary of the death of my great uncle, Dr. Iliazar Israel Schaechter, (above, c. 1930), so I am lighting a Jewish Memorial (Yahrzeit) candle in his memory. He was a hero physician in the First World War, winning the Legion d’Honneur and the Croix de Guerre, France’s highest military honors.