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12-30-2009, 04:09 AM
Obama appoints Anti-Semitism Czar
President Obama appointed Hannah Rosenthal to serve as the State Department's Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Anti-Semitism.
The ADL's National Director Abraham Foxman issued the following statement:
"This appointment signals the continued seriousness of America's resolve to fight the anti-Semitism that we have seen gaining legitimacy in too many countries and to institutionalize that fight as an American foreign policy priority.
We look forward to working with Hannah Rosenthal to mobilize the significant political will and resources of the United States to broaden understanding abroad about the new forms of anti-Semitism permeating public discourse. Working with Secretary Clinton, and Assistant Secretary Michael Posner, we have no doubt that the Special Envoy will play an important role in encouraging countries to make the hard choices and to implement policy, legislative, judicial and educational measures to counter anti-Semitism."
President and CEO of The Jewish Council for Public Affairs Rabbi Steve Gutow also hailed the appointment stating:
"We applaud and welcome President Obama's appointment of Hannah Rosenthal as U.S. Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat anti-Semitism. It gives us great pride to know that one of our own is being entrusted by the United States with this responsibility. During her tenure at JCPA, Hannah was a tireless advocate for Israel and social issues important to the Jewish community and we know she will bring the same enthusiasm and dedication to her new role in the Obama administration. We look forward to working with Hannah in her new capacity in efforts to promote tolerance and understanding to eradicate anti-Semitism across the globe."
http://blogs.jta.org/politics/article/2009/11/23/1009366/hannah-rosenthals-appointment
President Obama appointed Hannah Rosenthal to serve as the State Department's Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Anti-Semitism.
The ADL's National Director Abraham Foxman issued the following statement:
"This appointment signals the continued seriousness of America's resolve to fight the anti-Semitism that we have seen gaining legitimacy in too many countries and to institutionalize that fight as an American foreign policy priority.
We look forward to working with Hannah Rosenthal to mobilize the significant political will and resources of the United States to broaden understanding abroad about the new forms of anti-Semitism permeating public discourse. Working with Secretary Clinton, and Assistant Secretary Michael Posner, we have no doubt that the Special Envoy will play an important role in encouraging countries to make the hard choices and to implement policy, legislative, judicial and educational measures to counter anti-Semitism."
President and CEO of The Jewish Council for Public Affairs Rabbi Steve Gutow also hailed the appointment stating:
"We applaud and welcome President Obama's appointment of Hannah Rosenthal as U.S. Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat anti-Semitism. It gives us great pride to know that one of our own is being entrusted by the United States with this responsibility. During her tenure at JCPA, Hannah was a tireless advocate for Israel and social issues important to the Jewish community and we know she will bring the same enthusiasm and dedication to her new role in the Obama administration. We look forward to working with Hannah in her new capacity in efforts to promote tolerance and understanding to eradicate anti-Semitism across the globe."
http://blogs.jta.org/politics/article/2009/11/23/1009366/hannah-rosenthals-appointment