Lieutenant Birnbaum, A soldier’s story. Growing up Jewish in America, liberating the D.P. camps, and a new home in Jerusalem
| Author | Meyer Birnbaum |
| Publication information | Mesorah Publications, Brooklyn, November 1993, 264 pages |
| Abbreviation | ISBN 10 0899068227 |
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Autobiography of Lieutenant Meyer Birnbaum, an Orthodox Jew who served as liaison between the American military and displaced persons during World War II.
He recounts how he met with newly liberated prisoners at Buchenwald and brought them tefillen.
He also tells of subsequent experiences with fellow Jews and his efforts to involve them in ritual life.