[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 229 Introduced in House (IH)]







106th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. RES. 229

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that Rabbi Morris 
 Sherer should be recognized for his leadership role in the growth and 
 development of the Orthodox Jewish community in the United States and 
  for fostering religious liberty and understanding around the world.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 29, 1999

   Mr. Nadler (for himself, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Weiner, and Mrs. Lowey) 
submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee 
                            on the Judiciary

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                               RESOLUTION


 
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that Rabbi Morris 
 Sherer should be recognized for his leadership role in the growth and 
 development of the Orthodox Jewish community in the United States and 
  for fostering religious liberty and understanding around the world.

Whereas Rabbi Morris Sherer was born in New York City on June 18, 1921;
Whereas upon receiving his rabbinic ordination from Ner Israel Rabbinical 
        College in Baltimore, Maryland, Rabbi Sherer joined the Agudath Israel 
        of America in 1943, devoting his energies to rescue and relief 
        activities on behalf of European Jewry during the Second World War;
Whereas through his work with the Agudath Israel of America, Rabbi Sherer played 
        a major role in the post-World War II renaissance of Orthodox Jewish 
        life in the United States, fusing the talents and energies of native-
        born Americans with the determination and courage of immigrant Holocaust 
        survivors and refugees to help build Orthodox Jewish communities and 
        institutions across the country;
Whereas Rabbi Sherer worked tirelessly and effectively to safeguard religious 
        liberty in America and throughout the world, to safeguard the rights of 
        Sabbath observers, to assist the beleaguered Jewish communities in lands 
        of oppression across the globe, to address the needs of needy persons of 
        all backgrounds, and to apply the moral and ethical teachings of 
        classical Judaism to issues and problems of modern society; and
Whereas Rabbi Sherer died on May 17, 1998, leaving behind a legacy of 
        extraordinary humanitarian accomplishment: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That it is the sense of the House of Representatives--
            (1) that Rabbi Morris Sherer should be recognized as one of 
        the outstanding American religious leaders of our time, who 
        played a historic role in the growth and development of the 
        Orthodox Jewish community in the United States; and
            (2) that Rabbi Morris Sherer's life of commitment to 
        education, human dignity, religious liberty, and freedom is one 
        which serves as an inspiration to all people and deserves 
        emulation.
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