IV 
109TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. RES. 773 
Commending the American Jewish Committee for its century of leadership, 
and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 25, 2006 
Mr. SESSIONS (for himself, Mr. LEWIS of Georgia, and Mr. DREIER) sub-
mitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on 
Government Reform 
RESOLUTION 
Commending the American Jewish Committee for its century 
of leadership, and for other purposes. 
Whereas the American Jewish Committee, after its founding 
in 1906, a century ago, rapidly emerged as a pioneering 
human relations agency, dedicated to combating all forms 
of bigotry and championing a sense of shared civic re-
sponsibility; 
Whereas the American Jewish Committee, through a range of 
innovative projects and programs, seeks to build a more 
hopeful world by enlarging freedom, enhancing mutual 
respect, monitoring hate groups, advocating hate crimes 
legislation, and providing vital information about extrem-
ists of every stripe; 
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Whereas the American Jewish Committee has strengthened 
the democratic culture in a changing America in historic 
ways through programs that teach tolerance, such as 
America’s Table, through far-reaching dialogues with vir-
tually every major ethnic and religious group in the coun-
try, through promoting interfaith awareness and playing 
a key role in the issuance of Nostra Aetate by Pope Paul 
VI in 1965, and through steadfast support of vulnerable 
individuals throughout history; 
Whereas the American Jewish Committee, the first American 
Jewish organization to establish a full-time office in 
Israel, has worked tirelessly to tell Israel’s extraordinary 
story through a range of endeavors, including Project 
Interchange, which has brought more than 3,000 Amer-
ican leaders to the Jewish state for journeys of discovery 
and understanding; 
Whereas the American Jewish Committee, through its net-
work of offices and associations in the United States and 
across the globe, works with many countries and with the 
United Nations and other international bodies to promote 
democratic ideals and to protect and uplift Jewish com-
munities everywhere; 
Whereas the American Jewish Committee, through advocacy 
and education, indefatigably defends and protects those 
treasured civic values of the United States, including sep-
aration of religion and state, religious freedom, and sup-
port for public education and the family; 
Whereas the American Jewish Committee sponsored research 
cited in the landmark Supreme Court case banning seg-
regation, Brown v. Board of Education, and played a 
vital role in the ensuing civil rights movement, stood with 
Soviet Jewry and all Soviet prisoners of conscience, ar-
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gued successfully for the inclusion of human rights 
clauses in the Charter of the United Nations, and in-
sisted upon an understanding of women’s rights as a 
human rights issue, culminating in the Beijing World 
Conference on Women; and 
Whereas the American Jewish Committee, at work both on 
the world stage and at home in the United States, has 
had a proud and profoundly beneficial presence through-
out the Nation’s communities for a century: Now, there-
fore be it 
Resolved, That— 
(1) the American Jewish Committee, by choos-
ing hope, inspires everyone as it marches into its 
second century of service; and 
(2) the United States House of Representatives 
salutes, commends, and congratulates the American 
Jewish Committee for its century of leadership. 
Æ 
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