[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 67 (Tuesday, May 14, 1996)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E789]
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      THE 100TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE JEWISH FEDERATION OF CINCINNATI

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                            HON. ROB PORTMAN

                                of ohio

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, May 14, 1996

  Mr. PORTMAN. Mr. Speaker, I would like to take this opportunity to 
commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Jewish Federation of 
Cincinnati. The federation has a proud history. Its predecessor 
organization was founded in 1896 to help those many immigrants from 
Central and Eastern Europe who fled repressive policies and practices 
of their native countries. Its efforts to help refugees and immigrants 
continued through the events leading up to and following the Holocaust 
in Europe in the 1940's and have been renewed in this decade as a 
result of the opening of the borders of the former Soviet States and 
the Eastern bloc countries. As Jewish immigrants stream out of Eastern 
Europe, the Jewish Federation has helped local agencies provide 
relocation and resettlement services in the Cincinnati area and in 
Israel. Since 1989, the federation has assisted with the resettlement 
of more than 1,200 Jewish immigrants and refugees in Cincinnati alone. 
During the same period, the federation has supported programs to help 
over 600,000 Jewish immigrants who have taken refuge in Israel.
  Over time, the Jewish Federation has expanded its activities to 
include educational, cultural, and humanitarian programs for all 
members of the community. For example, it works with community 
organizations to provide services for Jewish youth and the elderly. The 
federation should also be commended for its commitment to improve 
interfaith and intergroup relations in Cincinnati and around the world.
  I would like to offer my warmest congratulations to the Jewish 
Federation for 100 years of excellent and meaningful contributions to 
the Jewish community and to the promotion of international human 
rights. I wish the Jewish Federation of Cincinnati and all its members 
continued success in the coming century.

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