About the Author

Greg Palmer is a Peabody Award-winning screenwriter whose credits include the PBS documentary The Perilous Fight: America's World War II in Color (in which Eichhorn appears) and Death: The Trip of a Lifetime. Mark S. Zaid, a grandson of David Max Eichhorn, is an attorney in Washington, D.C. Doris L. Bergen is associate professor of history at Notre Dame University and author of Military Chaplains from the First to the Twenty-First Century.

Reviews

"Rabbi Eichhorn's letters, strategically and wisely augmented by his sermons and other writings, tell us much . . . from a new perspective . . . from a man who cared . . . about a traumatic and unforgettable time period we all still grapple with to fully comprehend."--Martyrdom & Resistance"The scene at Dachau, where Eichorn was one of the first rabbis to arrive, is heart-rending. He observed the shock of all the soldiers--Jew and gentile, black and white. The inmates found themselves in the presence of armed American soldiers and a Jewish chaplain to offer prayer and sustenance. Everyone was brought to tears."--America in WWII"G.I.'s Rabbi stands for 'Government Issue Rabbi.' But here, one can add that it also stands for 'God's Issue Rabbi'! Rabbi Eichhorn is an outstanding rabbi, soldier, family man, and 'mentsch.' Read this book. It'll do your _Yiddishe_ heart good."--Jewish Book World

"This is a wonderful book. Eichhorn's letters provide a compelling glimpse into the everyday life of a gifted rabbi through some of the most difficult times our nation ever experienced. His recollections of combat are poignant and powerful and his struggles to provide for his soldiers show the compassion of a gentle pastor and the passion of a proud and committed Jew."--Michael Berenbaum, author of The World Must Know: The History of the Holocaust"Emotional, insightful, and unique, The GI's Rabbi is among the very best personal memoirs of American soldiers in Europe during World War II."--Michael D. Doubler, author of Closing with the Enemy"Elegantly introduced and edited, Eichhorn's letters are amusing, disturbing, and enlightening. . . . A great read."--Gerhard L. Weinberg, author of A World at Arms