[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 29 (Tuesday, February 14, 1995)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E344]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                          TRIBUTE TO HERB BRIN

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                         HON. HOWARD L. BERMAN

                             of california

                          HON. HENRY A. WAXMAN

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, February 14, 1995
  Mr. BERMAN. Mr. Speaker, we invite our colleagues today to join us in 
sending our congratulations and very best wishes to Herbert H. ``Herb'' 
Brin on the 80th anniversary of his birth.
  Herb was born in Chicago in 1915 to Jewish immigrant parents and went 
on to become one of the founding beat reporters of the City News 
Bureau, covering everything from gangland killings to the rise of Nazi-
sympathizer groups, which he helped expose before entering the Army 
during World War II. Injured in training, Brin became a regular 
reporter-columnist for Stars and Stripes, interviewing four-star 
generals for the enlisted man's newspaper. After the war, he moved with 
his wife to California and became a star reporter for the Los Angeles 
Times, covering stories such as the trial of Adolf Eichmann.
  In 1953, Herb quit the Times to take over the Heritage group of 
Jewish newspapers, with editions covering Los Angeles, Orange and San 
Diego Counties. His personal, no-holds-barred style of journalism broke 
scoop after scoop. Heritage first brought into national attention the 
rise of the Aryan Nations and other neo-Nazi hate groups. His coverage 
of the Klaus Barbie trial in Lyons was picked up all over the world. 
Year in and year out, Herbert Brin has been a tireless champion for Los 
Angeles, for Israel, and for the Jewish people.
  Those of us fortunate enough to know Herb are filled with admiration 
at the many achievements of his life. Throughout his distinguished 
career in journalism, he was always the most vigilant of watchdogs on 
issues affecting the Jewish community. On many occasions, the 
statements and conduct of opponents of Israel and anti-Semites were 
exposed only because of his diligence and personal commitment to 
justice.
  Thank you for a lifetime of service to the Jewish community--and 
many, many happy returns of this day!


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