Captain Jonathan Gross
As a Jewish-American soldier serving in Iraq, Capt. Jonathan Gross found himself struggling to properly celebrate the Jewish festival of Sukkot. Isolated, without any Jewish families nearby, he formed a makeshift sukkah to serve as the symbol of the exodus of the Israelites from their captivity in Egypt. Capt. Jonathan Gross remained faithful to his religion while serving in the U.S. Army during wartime as a member of the Army Judge Advocate Corps, serving in both Iraq and Kuwait as part of the 101st Airborne Division. Trained as a lawyer, Capt. Jonathan Gross worked as a liaison between Iraqi citizens, tribal leaders, and the American commanders in the field. Responsible for training both U.S. and Iraqi soldiers in the correct procedures for detaining potential insurgents, he improved the standards for collecting evidence, resulting in a higher success rate for prosecutions. Working with the Central Criminal Court of Iraq, Capt. Jonathan Gross served as an advisory attorney for Iraq’s Joint Detainee Review Committee, which oversaw the prosecution and review of cases involving internees held by coalition forces. Since 2009, Capt. Jonathan Gross has taught constitutional law at the United States Military Academy at West Point.
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