On behalf of the officers and staff of the Jewish War Veterans Department of New Jersey (JWV-NJ), I welcome you to our department's website.  In here, you will find information on the department's activities, events, leadership listing, and a list of posts and county councils within the department and some of the major programs the department is engaged in.  Please check back to this site frequently.  It will have updated information that you, as members of the department, will find helpful when planning an event or when in need of information.
I am striving to make this department the most vibrant in JWV.  Along with my staff the department is taking an aggressive, proactive approach to programming, membership recruitment and retention and legislative initiatives.

The Department of New Jersey has always prided itself on being the most active and visible department within the national organization.  One of our major objectives will be to improve communications with the membership.  There are frequent messages and information that members need to be aware of and often times the information is not getting filtered down from the local level.  This website will be an important repository for the information important to our members as they work for JWV in their communities, volunteer in VA hospitals, lecture at temples and other religious institutions and schools.
We must continue to be vigilant with our elected representatives - federal, state and local- and educate them about how JWV is an integral part in defending the rights of this nation's veterans.  This department has always prided itself on working with the leadership in Trenton on formulating programs that benefit the veterans of this state and this will continue.  It is important that you check in with us to see what is happening with regards to action this department is taking with regards to a myriad of veterans and Jewish issues affecting this state.  There are many issues affecting the veterans of this state, including changes to the veterans health care system, benefits and outpatient services.  It is vital that you educate yourself on the changes that might affect your care.  Throughout the year I will be sending the posts and councils updates of important veterans issues, and I ask that your leaders make them available to you.

Also, continued attacks against Jewish property and Jewish identity in this state remain a problem.  Recent events have crystallized the need to take action in the battle against anti-Semitism and racism.  Our Action Committee remains committed to fighting against these attacks and I ask your help in reporting any incidents to my attention.  If there is anything I can do to help you in your activities on behalf of the department, please drop me a line.  Also, if there is something you would like to publicize on this website, please let me know.

COL Carl Singer, Department Commander