[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 24 (Tuesday, March 8, 1994)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E]
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                          SHOOTING IN BROOKLYN

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                          HON. DAVID E. BONIOR

                              of michigan

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, March 8, 1994

  Mr. BONIOR. Mr. Speaker, I'd like to take this opportunity to express 
my solidarity with the Hasidic community in New York and the Jewish 
community across this Nation in the face of the terrible shooting on 
the Brooklyn Bridge. This act of senseless violence against innocent 
students is utterly deplorable. Such brazen acts have no place in this 
country.
  I'm glad that the city of New York came together following the 
attack, to apprehend suspects so quickly. I am heartened that key 
information in this case was supplied by the Arab-American community, 
and that the leaders of all faiths have offered their sympathy for the 
victims, and outrage over the shooting.
  We cannot allow this brutal attack to derail the efforts of well-
meaning people to bridge differences and promote understanding. We 
cannot allow this brutal attack to perpetuate the cycle of violence 
both here and abroad.
  I'd like to express my deepest condolences to the friends and family 
of Aaron Halberstam. My thoughts and prayers are also with Nachum 
Sossonkin, Yaakov Schapiro, and Levi Wilhelm as they struggle to 
recover from their wounds.

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