[Congressional Record Volume 150, Number 82 (Tuesday, June 15, 2004)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1126]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                      SALUTING JUDGE BRUCE EINHORN

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                         HON. HOWARD L. BERMAN

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, June 15, 2004

  Mr. BERMAN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to ask my colleagues to join in 
saluting my friend, Judge Bruce Einhorn, Chair of the Pacific Southwest 
Regional Board of the Anti-Defamation League (ADL). He is a remarkable 
man whose accomplishments are legion.
  During Judge Einhorn's tenure as Regional Chair, the organization 
pressed law enforcement authorities for vigorous application of 
appropriate hate crimes laws, and successfully opposed the deceptively 
named ``Racial Privacy Initiative.'' He helped the ADL prevent the 
spread of hatred and intolerance through the creation of new and 
ongoing programs designed to fight the defamation of the Jewish people 
and ensure justice and fair treatment for all. He also served as Chair 
of the ADL's San Fernando, Conejo and Antelope Valley Boards.
  He is presently an ADL National Commissioner and is a member of both 
the League's Executive Committee for the Pacific Southwest Region and 
its Latino-Jewish Round Table. Also, he is a founding member of both 
the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, DC and the Museum of 
Tolerance in West Los Angeles.
  In addition to his work with non-profits, Judge Einhorn has developed 
an impressive legal career. He is a well-respected Los Angeles U.S. 
Immigration Judge. He also serves as Adjunct Professor of International 
Human Rights Law and War Crimes Studies at Pepperdine University's 
School of Law, where he received the 1997 David W. McKibbin Excellence 
in Teaching Award. For 11 years, Judge Einhorn served as a trial 
attorney and later as a Deputy Director and Litigation Chief for the 
U.S. Justice Department's Office of Special Investigations, the agency 
responsible for seeking the identification and prosecution of Nazi war 
criminals residing illegally in the United States.
  Judge Einhorn's commitment to civil rights, justice and tolerance for 
all people has been repeatedly recognized. He is the proud recipient of 
the U.S. Attorney General's Special Commendation Award and the State of 
Israel Bonds Lifetime Professional Achievement Award. In October 1999, 
in the presence of President Bill Clinton, he also received the 
Ginsberg Prize for Leadership in Civil Rights from the Anti-Defamation 
League at its National Commission Convention in Atlanta, Georgia.
  Please join me in honoring Judge Bruce Einhorn and thanking him for 
his outstanding contributions to our community and for his steadfast 
commitment to the ADL's critical mission.

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