[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 156 (2010), Part 12]
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[Page 17165]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




  CONGRATULATING ROCKLAND COUNTY, NEW YORK, HOST OF THE 2012 MACCABI 
                                 GAMES

  (Mr. ENGEL asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. ENGEL. I rise to express my support for the JCC Maccabi Games, 
which will be held in 2012 in Rockland County, New York. The JCC 
Maccabi Games is an amazing event where thousands of Jewish teams meet, 
compete, and learn the values of sportsmanship. 2012 will also be the 
40th anniversary of the massacre at the Munich Olympic Games. I can 
remember the moment as if it were yesterday when, on September 5, 1972, 
11 athletes and coaches representing the State of Israel were taken 
hostage and ultimately killed by terrorists. The Rockland JCC Maccabi 
Games will commemorate the solemn event. It is important to note that 
nearly 38 years after the Munich massacre, the International Olympic 
Committee has yet to memorialize these individuals with a moment of 
silence at the Olympic Games. This should happen, and I will introduce 
a resolution to encourage the International Olympic Committee in the 
next Congress to hold a minute of silence at the Olympic Games in 2012 
and to urge that all future Olympics honor the Munich 11.
  Again, Mr. Speaker, I would like to congratulate Rockland County, New 
York, which will host the 2012 Maccabi Games and look forward to 
joining with the community in celebrating the sport and friendship 
which these games are about.

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