[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 144 (Thursday, October 6, 1994)]
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       TRIBUTE TO THE AMERICAN JEWISH JOINT DISTRIBUTION COMMITTEE

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                             HON. JACK REED

                            of rhode island

                    in the house of representatives

                       Thursday, October 6, 1994

  Mr. REED. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in honor of the 80th anniversary 
of the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee, and to recognize 
their continued outstanding service to the needs of the Jewish 
community worldwide.
  The Joint Distribution Committee [JDC] was established during World 
War I and, since 1914, the JDC has expanded its efforts to assist and 
meet the needs of the entire Jewish community. The JDC serves as the 
overseas arm of the American Jewish community by sponsoring programs of 
relief, rescue and reconstruction, always adhering to the notion that, 
``To save one person is to save the world''.
  The JDC continues today to reach out to the Jewish community 
everywhere. The JDC has helped provide assistance to Eastern European 
countries which are struggling with overwhelming political and economic 
changes. The JDC is working with Holocaust survivors, and at the same 
time working with the younger generations to help renew and establish 
their Jewish Heritage. The JDC has been part of the U.S. Government's 
non-sectarian program of food assistance to the former Soviet Union, 
providing food packages to the neediest members of the Jewish 
community. Moreover, the JDC has worked with the Jews in Asia and 
Africa, as well as assisting new immigrants in Israel. Their service 
and efforts see no boundaries.
  For 80 years, the JDC has worked tirelessly to improve the quality of 
life for the whole Jewish Community, worldwide. For their outstanding 
efforts, I am proud to honor and recognize the American Jewish Joint 
Distribution Committee.