HSF Holocaust Survivors’ Foundation – USA

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HOLOCAUST SURVIVORS LEADERSHIP STATEMENT
Member Organizations ON PASSING OF CONGRESSMAN JOHN LEWIS
(Partial List)

Amer. Assn. of Jewish Holocaust

Survivors of Greater Boston
July 20, 2020
Assn. of Holocaust Survivors from
Former USSR, Los Angeles
Contact: David Schaecter, President (305) 742-8501
Samuel J. Dubbin, Counsel (305) 815-8060
C.A.N.D.L.E.S., Terre Haute, IN

Child Survivors of Arizona

As leaders of the Holocaust Survivors Foundation USA, we extend our
condolences to the family of Congressman John Lewis, and to the American
Child Survivors/Hidden Children of
The Holocaust family, on the passing of this American hero.
Coalition of Holocaust Survivor
Clubs in South Florida Congressman Lewis helped pave the way for everyone who cared about
Council of Nazi Holocaust Survivor justice and the fight for equality. He was the most respected member of the
Organizations of So. California United States Congress for a reason: because of his courage, his honesty, and
Habonim Cultural Club, Miami his integrity. May his example inspire all of our citizens to strive for justice and
equality, and to do so with urgency.
Holocaust Child Survivors &
Friends of Greater Hartford
We embrace Congressman Lewis’s recent statement in the House of
Holocaust Survivors Club of
Boca Raton
Representatives: “When you see something that is not right, not just, not fair,
you have a moral obligation to say something, to do something. Our children
Holocaust Survivors of
Greater Detroit and their children will ask us ‘what did you do? what did you say?’ We have a
Holocaust Survivors of
mission and a mandate to be on the right side of history.”
Greater Pittsburgh

Holocaust Survivors of We are awed by Congressman Lewis’s lifetime of courage in opposing

South Florida racism and demanding equal rights for African Americans. His commitment to
Holocaust Survivors Group of fairness and truth was universal. We are particularly grateful for his stand
Southern Nevada
refusing to attend the “Million Man March” in Washington in 1995, writing: “I
Houston Council of cannot overlook past statements by Louis Farrakhan--and others associated with
Jewish Holocaust Survivors
the Nation of Islam--which are divisive and bigoted.”
The Jewish Holocaust Survivors &
Friends of Greater Washington
We, who experienced the most extreme hate and bigotry in history, are
Jewish Survivors of Latvia, Inc.
New York dwindling in numbers. Still, for the remnants of the surviving generation and
National Assn. of Jewish Child
our families, there are issues of justice and dignity that remain unresolved. We
Holocaust Survivors, Inc. are compelled to speak out about the need to cooperate in this world. We’re all
New American Jewish Social Club, in this together, and need to take care of each other.
Miami

New Cracow Friendship Society,
New York
Survivors of Atlantic City, NJ
Survivors of the Holocaust Asset
Recovery Project, Seattle
We share the sense of urgency that Congressman Lewis, as one of the last
living participants in the major events of the Civil Rights Movement, expressed
in his words and deeds about the need for us all to work together for the
freedom, equality, dignity, and rights of all people.

Survivors of the Holocaust of

New Mexico

Tikvah Acharay Hashoah,

San Francisco “JUSTICE AND DIGNITY FOR SURVIVORS”

PHONE (305) 231-0221 Ext. 243 5979 N.W. 151 Street, Miami Lakes, FL 33014 www.hsf-usa.org
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USA
Holocaust Survivors Foundation USA
Member Organizations Statement on Passing of Congressman John Lewis
(Partial List)
July 20, 2020
Amer. Assn. of Jewish Holocaust Page 2
Survivors of Greater Boston

Assn. of Holocaust Survivors from

Former USSR, Los Angeles

C.A.N.D.L.E.S., Terre Haute, IN
Child Survivors of Arizona
Child Survivors/Hidden Children of
The Holocaust
Coalition of Holocaust Survivor
Clubs in South Florida
Council of Nazi Holocaust Survivor
Organizations of So. California
Habonim Cultural Club, Miami
Holocaust Child Survivors &
Friends of Greater Hartford
Holocaust Survivors Club of
Boca Raton
Holocaust Survivors of
Greater Detroit
Holocaust Survivors of
Greater Pittsburgh
Holocaust Survivors of
South Florida
Holocaust Survivors Group of
Southern Nevada
Signed by: The Holocaust Survivors Foundation USA Executive
Committee:
Israel Arbeiter, Boston MA
Dena Axelrod, Ft. Lauderdale, FL
Esther Finder, Las Vegas, NV
Renee Firestone, Los Angeles, CA
Ella Frumkin, Los Angeles, CA
Jay Ipson, Richmond, VA
Louise Lawrence-Israels, Washington D.C.
Herbert Karliner, Miami Beach, FL
Annette Lantos, Washington, D.C.
David Mermelstein, Miami FL
Leo Rechter, Queens, NY
Shirley Rubin, Boynton Beach, FL
David Schaecter, Miami, FL
Anita Schuster, Las Vegas NV
Charles Srebnick, NY
Agnes Vertes, Weston, CT
Esther Widman, Brooklyn NY

Houston Council of
Jewish Holocaust Survivors
Statement Endorsed by the Coordinating Council of Generations of the
The Jewish Holocaust Survivors &
Friends of Greater Washington Shoah International (GSI)
Jewish Survivors of Latvia, Inc.
New York

National Assn. of Jewish Child For more information, see www.hsf-usa.org.

Holocaust Survivors, Inc.

New American Jewish Social Club,

Miami

New Cracow Friendship Society,

New York

Survivors of Atlantic City, NJ

Survivors of the Holocaust Asset

Recovery Project, Seattle

Survivors of the Holocaust of

New Mexico

Tikvah Acharay Hashoah,

San Francisco “JUSTICE AND DIGNITY FOR SURVIVORS”

PHONE (305) 231-0221 Ext. 243 5979 N.W. 151 Street, Miami Lakes, FL 33014 www.hsf-usa.org