Dartmouth Club of DC Webster Dinner 2013
On May 21, 2013, the Dartmouth Club of Washington, DC, presented its annual Daniel Webster Award for Distinguished Public Service to Rabbi Arnold Resnicoff '68. Held at the historic Washington Club on Dupont Circle, the event celebrated Rabbi Resnicoff for his decades of service to the members of the military.
After graduating from Dartmouth, Rabbi Resnicoff served as a line officer in Vietnam's Mekong Delta, and as an officer with Naval Intelligence in Europe. He then attended rabbinical school and returned to the military for almost 25 years as a Navy Chaplain.
He was an integral part of the group that lobbied for and ensured the creation of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, and delivered the closing prayer at its dedication. He's had a stunning post-military career as National Director of Interreligious Affairs for the American Jewish Committee, and as a Special Assistant to the Secretary and Chief of Staff to the United States Air Force.
Rabbi Resnicoff is perhaps most famous for his actions during and after the 1983 bombing of the Marine Barracks in Beirut, Lebanon. Rabbi Resnicoff was recognized for helping the wounded in the immediate aftermath, and President Ronald Reagan read aloud from his stirring report on the bombing at a major speaking event shortly after.
His long-standing support of LGBT rights was recognized when the White House asked him to deliver the prayer at the Presidential signing ceremony for the repeal of the military's "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy.
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Read MoreAfter graduating from Dartmouth, Rabbi Resnicoff served as a line officer in Vietnam's Mekong Delta, and as an officer with Naval Intelligence in Europe. He then attended rabbinical school and returned to the military for almost 25 years as a Navy Chaplain.
He was an integral part of the group that lobbied for and ensured the creation of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, and delivered the closing prayer at its dedication. He's had a stunning post-military career as National Director of Interreligious Affairs for the American Jewish Committee, and as a Special Assistant to the Secretary and Chief of Staff to the United States Air Force.
Rabbi Resnicoff is perhaps most famous for his actions during and after the 1983 bombing of the Marine Barracks in Beirut, Lebanon. Rabbi Resnicoff was recognized for helping the wounded in the immediate aftermath, and President Ronald Reagan read aloud from his stirring report on the bombing at a major speaking event shortly after.
His long-standing support of LGBT rights was recognized when the White House asked him to deliver the prayer at the Presidential signing ceremony for the repeal of the military's "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy.
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