[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 126 (Thursday, July 26, 2018)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E1083-E1084]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




   CELEBRATING THE 100TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE AMERICAN JEWISH CONGRESS

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                            HON. JOE WILSON

                           of south carolina

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, July 26, 2018

  Mr. WILSON of South Carolina. Mr. Speaker, I am grateful to 
congratulate the American

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Jewish Congress on the 100th anniversary of their founding in 1918. The 
American Jewish Congress has been instrumental in fighting for civil 
rights and liberties by participating in the Paris Peace Conference in 
1919, working to save Jewish lives during the Holocaust, coordinating 
the critical effort to create a Jewish state with United States 
recognition, and defending civil rights of all Americans and 
individuals throughout the world regardless of race, religion, or 
national ancestry.
  AJC actively engages with the U.S. Congress and Executive Branch as 
well as the United Nations and the Israeli government to educate on 
Jewish affairs, combat anti-Semitism to include fighting the Boycott, 
Divestment, and Sanctions movement that attacks Israel, convey the 
threat of a nuclear Iran, and reinforce the AJC commitment to a two-
state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
  Congratulations to Jack Rosen, President of the AJC and Board Members 
Munr Kazmir, Daniel Rosen, Ben Chouake, Vivien Weissman-Howard, Jordan 
Rosen, John Kruger, Michael Melnicke, Alan Pines, Mark Appel, and Morty 
Davis for their leadership.
  The security of Israeli families is vital for the security of 
American families.

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