Herald Union, May 12, 2016

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erald Union H Vol. XXIII, No. 16

Wiesbaden: Our home in Germany

IMCOM’s ‘Best Warrior’

May 12, 2016

Days of Remembrance: Event honors those lost during Holocaust By William B. King 5th Signal Command Public Affairs

“Funerals were far more common than circumcisions, bar mitzvah celebrations or weddings. To believe in the future Jewish life in Wiesbaden was then by no means uncontroversial in the community and in the rest of the Jewish world.” This is how Dr. Jacob Gutmark, a board member of the Jewish Community in Wiesbaden responsible for religion, school, culture and society initiatives, described the state of the Jewish community in Wiesbaden after World War II and the Holocaust. Gutmark, who is also a board member of the National Association of the Jewish Community and

member of the Directorate of the Central Council of Jews in Germany, was the keynote speaker at the U.S. Army Garrison Wiesbaden’s Days of Remembrance observance May 5 at the Tony Bass Auditorium on Clay Kaserne. Gutmark spoke about the history of Jews in Germany and Wiesbaden and recounted a story about how an American chaplain lit the first candles of Hanukkah in 1946 at the opening of the synagogue on Friedrich Strasse. He said Jews in Wiesbaden after World War II built their community on their belief in the strength of the new democratic structures. See ‘Remembrance’ on page 2

ACS hosts Military Spouse Appreciation Day event By Jacob Corbin

U.S. Army Garrison Wiesbaden Public Affairs

Hagens named NCO of the Year Staff Sgt. Brendan Hagens, a U.S. Army Garrison Wiesbaden Directorate of Emergency Services Soldier, performs a pull-up during the 2016 IMCOM Best Warrior Competition May 3 at Camp Bullis, Texas. Hagens was named the top NCO in IMCOM during the competition and was presented the award for ‘Best Warrior’ at the IMCOM Best Warrior Awards Ceremony at the Fort Sam Houston, Texas, theater May 6. Hagens previously won at the IMCOM – Europe level. For the full story, see the May 26 edition of the Herald Union.

Inside Hainerberg construction, traffic update

See the full story on page 4.

Kinderfest

Photos of the event on pages 16 and 17.

Military spouses are the backbone of their families, serving alongside their Soldier and ensuring things are taken care of at home. In recognition and thanks for this, U.S. Army Garrison Wiesbaden Army Community Services hosted a Military Spouse Appreciation Day event May 6 at the ACS cafeteria. The event featured numerous activities, classes and giveaways for military spouses. Col. Todd Fish, USAG Wiesbaden commander, opened the event by addressing the assembled spouses and telling them about a military spouse that is particularly close to his heart — his wife, Tracy. “When I look back at what my wife has gone through and done for my family over the years, it reminds and shows me how much all of you have done for yours,” Fish said at the event. See ‘Spouse’ on page 3

Big Bad Wolf goes to trial;

School children help decide fairy tale wolf’s fate on page 9.


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