Earl Krugel Chai!: Industrial Disease

Earl Leslie Krugel

This Blog is dedicated to Earl with love and respect.

November 24, 1942 – November 4, 2005

(Of Blessed Memory)

He sacrificed his life so that the Jewish People may survive.

Earl became aware of violent anti-Semitic activity in California, and he responded.

I want to emphasize that the actions Earl and Irv Rubin contemplated involved no physical harm to any person.

Earl didn't ask for recognition, he did what he thought was moral, according to what he truly believed.

Earl was learned in the Torah and the U.S. Navy, where he served honorably.

I knew Earl Krugel, and loved him.

He was a kind, gentle, man.

Earl was a Grandfather, and he displayed the qualities we associate with the best model of what we want our Grandfather to embody.

We lost a great man with his passing.

Earl and I originally worked on this Blog together, by way of the U.S. Mail.

I would write an article and Earl would re-write and add substance and correct errors that I made.

Since his passing I have kept the blog current in his memory and the memory of his leader, Irv Rubin.

All of the articles are written by or selected by me, and nothing in here should be construed as the view of Earl Krugel or anyone else.

May the memory of Irv Rubin and Earl Krugel be a Blessing

True Heroes

Earl Krugel And Irv Rubin were true heroes.

In the next few weeks we will highlight some of those who exemplify the courage that Earl Krugel and Irv Rubin displayed in their lives.

Jews Serve in World War II
Jewish Heroes: At Pearl Harbor
Three Jewish Heroes: of World War II
Two Jewish Medal of Honor Recipients: World War II
Capt. Ben L. Salomon: Jewish Medal of Honor Recipient in World War II
Rabbi Alexander Goode: Chaplain/Hero of World War II
Herbert P. Grossman: A World War II Hero of Leyte
Lt. Frances Slanger: Jewish Nurse Killed in World War II
Ariel Durant: Writer
Two Jewish Heroes: in the Pacific
"Mickey" Marcus: A Hero in Both America and Israel
Judge Betty Weinberg Ellerin: First woman appointed as a Justice of the Appellate Division, N.Y.
Ellen Goodman: National Pulitzer Prize Columnist
Two Jewish Junior Officers: of World War II
Jewish Army Generals: Who Served with Distinction in World War II
Jewish Naval and Marine Corps Officer Heroes: in World War II
Staff Sergeant Max Warshaw: A Highly Decorated Hero of World War II
P.F.C. Charles Feuereisen: A Hero Talks with General MacArthur
"Hank" Greenberg: A Baseball Great and War Hero
Paul Muni: Yiddish Theater and Movie Star
Albert Einstein: A Giant in the World of Physics
Jesse Louis Lasky: A Film Industry Pioneer
Flora Lewis: Outstanding Journalist
Max M. Novich: The Dean of Sports Medicine
Anna M. Rosenberg: Assistant Defense Secretary
"Sandy" Koufax: A Baseball Legend
Jules Robert Oppenheimer: A Leading 20th Century Physicist
Jonas Salk and Albert Sabin: Conquer Polio
Arthur Goldberg: Supreme Court Justice
Admiral Hyman George Rickover: Father of the Atomic-Powered Navy
Rosalyn S. Yalow: Nobel Prize Recipient in Medicine and Physiology
Isaac Bashevis Singer: Nobel Prize Recipient
Benny Goodman: The "King of Swing"
Lydia Rapoport: Educational Leader in Social Work
Henry Alfred Kissinger: Statesman and Nobel Prize Recipient
Leonard Bernstein: Conductor, Composer and Pianist
Jews Who Fought: in World War II and Korea
Corporal Abraham Geller: Is Heroic in Korea
Tibor Rubin: An Unusual Hero of the Korean War
Judith Raskin: A Great Lyric Soprano
Colonel Jack H. Jacobs: Medal of Honor Recipient in Vietnam
John Levitow: Medal of Honor Recipient in Vietnam
P.F.C. Stewart Burr: A Hero of Vietnam
Two Jewish Generals: Of the Vietnam Era
Three Jewish Heroes: Of the Vietnam War
Aline B. Saarinen: Art Critic and Correspondent
Dore Schary: Film Writer and Producer
Judith Martin: Director, Actress and Playright
Gregory Goodwin Pincus: Father of "The Pill"
Judy Blume: Author of Juvenile and Adult Novels
Nancy Lieberman: A Great Women's Basketball Star
Beverly Sills: Soprano and Opera Director
Mark Spitz: An Olympic Swimming Star
Barbara Walters: Noted Interviewer and Star of Television
Cynthia Ozick: Novelist, Essayist and Critic
Bella Abzug : A Political Figure and a Leader in the Women's Movement
Barbra Streisand: Concert Star, Actress, Director and Producer of Movies
Ruth Bader Ginsburg: Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court
Barbara Boxer: United States Senator from California
Dianne Feinstein: United States Senator from California
Letty Cottin Pogrebin: Feminist Leader and Magazine Editor
Judith A. Resnik: The Second Woman in Space
Lynn Gottlieb: Rabbi and Jewish Feminist
Congressman Robert Wexler
Renee Headings: Sculptress
Sada Jacobson: Fencing Champion
Bonnie Bernstein: Outstanding TV Sports Reporter
Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz: Congresswoman
Rear Admiral Susan J. Blumenthal: U.S. Assistant Surgeon General and Senior Globe Health Advisor
For other exhibits of interest, see Seymour "Sy" Brody's Jewish Heroes and Heroines of America Exhibits