Press Release - 06.04.2003

 

 

Former Mayor Giuliani to Head U.S. Delegation to Vienna Conference on Anti-Semitism

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Contact: Shai Franklin, NCSJ (202-898-2500)

June 4, 2003 – NCSJ welcomed today’s announcement that Rudolph W. Giuliani, former Mayor of New York City, will head the official U.S. delegation to this month’s Conference on Anti-Semitism, being convened in Vienna by the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE).

“We are very pleased that Mayor Giuliani will lead the U.S. delegation to this historic conference, not only because of his personal commitment and record of leadership but because his selection demonstrates the high priority which the United States Government assigns to the issue and to the OSCE as a mechanism for sustained coordination to combat anti-Semitism,” said Dr. Robert J. Meth, NCSJ Chairman, who will be participating in the Vienna conference.

“Mayor Giuliani will provide strong and credible leadership in Vienna, especially given his distinguished record of public service,” said Mark B. Levin, NCSJ Executive Director, who will be participating as a Public Member of the U.S. delegation in Vienna.  “As a former United States Attorney, he has experience in prosecution, law enforcement, and judicial mechanisms.  As the former Mayor of New York City, he led millions through the catastrophe of September 11 and taught us how one of the world’s most ethnically and religiously diverse societies responds constructively to the evils of terror and bigotry.”

A comprehensive online resource on the Vienna conference is available at http://ncsj.org/Vienna2003.shtml.

NCSJ: Advocates on behalf of Jews in Russia, Ukraine, the Baltic States & Eurasia – a voluntary, non-profit agency created in 1971, is the mandated central coordinating agency of the organized American Jewish community for policy and activities on behalf of the estimated 1.5 million Jews in the former Soviet Union. NCSJ comprises nearly 50 national organizations and over 300 local federations, community councils and committees across the United States. Through this extensive network, NCSJ mobilizes the resources, energies and talents of millions of U.S. citizens, and also represents the American Jewish community in dealings with similar national groups abroad, and at international fora.

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