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CONGRESSIONAL RECORD—SENATE November 18, 1999 After We Left the Museum, We Visited the We Also Visited the Jewish Museum of Communications and the Internet November 18, 1999 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD—SENATE 30625 Hall of Fame. He has left a lasting leg- are again in the final stages of adopt- historic Jewish sites in Greece. There acy of high academic standards and ex- ing another sibling group—this time, is now an active and impressive Jewish cellence in sports.∑ three older girls. Mr. and Mrs. Leech museum in Athens which has served as f also have three biological children. a focal point for this activity. These ef- They have a tremendous amount of forts have spawned a number of indi- NATIONAL ADOPTION MONTH HON- love and a strong commitment to all viduals to do their own family and ORS WEST VIRGINIA ADOPTION nine of their children. Recently, the group research; and I am pleased to re- ANGELS Leeches and their children visited the port that one of my constituents, Dr. ∑ Mr. ROCKEFELLER. Mr. President, I West Virginia Governor’s mansion Judith Mazza, has written an excellent rise today to honor three West Virginia where they were honored by First Lady account of her visit to Greece entitled, individuals who have recently been Hovah Underwood, for their commit- ‘‘First-time Traveler’s Impressions of awarded ‘‘Adoption Angel’’ awards by ment to children in need. Jewish Sites in Greece,’’ which was the Congressional Coalition on Adop- Judge Gary Johnson believes that all published in the spring 1999 issue of Kol tion. Larry and Jane Leech and Judge children in the foster care system de- haKEHILA. Dr. Mazza is descended Gary Johnson are truly ‘‘angels’’ in serve permanent homes. As the 28th from a Romaniote Jewish family from adoption. Judicial circuit judge, elected in 1992, Greece, and her article depicts suc- President Clinton recently pro- Judge Johnson has worked closely with cinctly the rich and enduring Jewish claimed November ‘‘National Adoption the West Virginia Department of cultural and religious legacy in Greece. Month’’. It is a good time to re-commit Health and Human Resources. He I recommend it to all those interested ourselves to doing all we can to ensure meets with them quarterly to review in the history of the Jewish people and that all children have the opportunity problems or identify issues that pre- ask that the article be inserted at this to grow up in safe, stable and perma- vent children in West Virginia from point in the RECORD. nent homes. achieving permanence in their lives. The article follows: During Adoption Month in 1997, the Judge Johnson continually increases [From Kol haKEHILA, Spring 1999] his own knowledge of the issues by at- Adoption and Safe Families Act, a bill A FIRST-TIME TRAVELER’S IMPRESSIONS OF I sponsored, was signed into law. This tending conferences on child welfare. JEWISH SITES IN GREECE The progress we have made since the act, for the first time ever, made chil- (By Dr. Judith Mazza) dren’s safety, health and opportunity passage of the 1997 Adoption Act is sig- nificant. Certainly the 211 West Vir- I first saw mention of the Jewish Museum for loving, stable families the para- of Greece, located in Athens, about twenty mount factors to consider when plan- ginia children who found families last years ago. Curious about my family history, ning for children in foster care. The act year, including the six children who I joined the Museum as an ‘‘American provided incentive bonuses for states now call Larry and Jane Leech ‘‘Mom’’ Friend.’’ Upon joining, I received a letter successful in increasing adoptions. and ‘‘Dad’’ know that. But over 400 from the founder (now Director Emeritus) of My state of West Virginia has made a West Virginia children are still waiting the museum, Nicholas Stavroulakis, con- lot of progress in moving kids out of and hoping to be adopted—over 100,000 cerning my family name (Mazza, Matsas, children in our nation are still waiting Matza, etc). I learned from that letter that foster care and into permanent homes. my family most probably was a Romaniote When the adoption bonuses for 1999 and hoping to be adopted. Too many of these chilldren are growing up in the family rather than a Sephardi family. I then were announced, I was proud that West understood why my father’s family never Virginia, because three of our state’s insecurity of foster care. Too many of spoke Ladino (judaeo-espanol). My father, children. Brian, Shawn and Sarah them are becoming teenagers without a born in the United States, spoke Greek at Keane, had the honor of introducing permanent family. home, as did his parents (who emigrated to President Clinton the day the bonuses And that is why we need ‘‘National the United States in the early 1900s from were announced. The 3 Keane children Adoption Month’’. We need opportuni- Ionnina and Corfu). ties to honor the angels in adoption My husband and I were curious to visit along with 208 more West Virginia fos- like the Leeches and Judge Johnson. Jewish sites in Greece. My interest had been ter children moved in with their adop- And we need the opportunity to pub- stimulated by the book Jewish Sites and tive families in 1998. licly re-new our commitment to ensur- Synagogues of Greece (Athens, 1992) by Our State is working hard to increase ing that all children have the oppor- Stavroulakis and Timothy DeVinney. Prior public awareness of adoption and chil- to reading this book, I knew little about the tunity for permanent adoptive homes. dren needing homes. A quarterly news- communities that had existed in Greece I am pleased to join the other mem- prior to World War II. I did not have the op- letter, ‘‘Open Your Heart, Open Your bers of the Congressional Coalition on Home’’ features stories of waiting chil- portunity to travel to Greece until Novem- Adoption in honoring more than 50 ber 1998. As soon as I knew I would be in Ath- dren and successful adoptive families. ‘‘Angels of Adoption’’ from around the ens, I attempted to contact the Jewish Mu- In May, Dave Thomas came to West country. I am doubly pleased that 3 of seum of Greece. Kol haKEHILA, was the first Virginia for the third annual Foster these angels are from West Virginia. internet source to give me a way to contact and Adoptive Parent Recognition Day, And I pledge to continue to work on the museum by e-mail. to recognize adoptive parents who pro- legislation that will help all of West By e-mail, I asked the museum’s curator, vide homes for children with special Zanet Battinou, to help find us a knowledge- Virginia’s, and America’s foster chil- able guide for our day in Athens. She rec- needs. dren have the opportunity that the We have been able to make this ommended Dolly Asser. In addition to vis- Leech children now have, the chance to iting ancient sites in Athens that day, Ms. progress largely as a result of the ef- grow up in a permanent, loving family. Asser also took us to the Jewish Museum of forts of the individuals who were hon- I urge my colleagues to dedicate Greece, and to the two modern synagogues in ored by the Congressional Coalition on themselves to this effort as well.∑ Athens. Adoption, and other dedicated and f ATHENS hard-working West Virginians like We began our day at the Museum. It had them. Let me tell you a little about JEWISH HISTORY IN GREECE recently relocated and now occupies an en- these ‘‘angels’’. ∑ Mr. SARBANES. Mr. President, in tire building in the Plaka neighborhood. The Larry and Jane Leech have been fos- recent years there has been renewed in- museum has a number of floors, each with a ter parents for many years, opening terest in the early history of the Jew- different focus. As a first-time visitor, I their home and their hearts to children ish community in Greece. The Hellenic found it interesting to see historic artifacts, in need of both. Working with the West and Jewish peoples have had a long and documents, clothing and a wide variety of re- Virginia Department of Health and ligious and domestic objects. There is a re- constructive relationship, and that search library on the top floor. School chil- Human Resources, the Leeches adopted interaction has been one of the founda- dren arrived as we were leaving, so appar- a sibling group of three young boys, tions of Western civilization. ently a visit to the Jewish Museum of Greece twins age 4 and an older brother, age 6, An important part of this historical has become a part of the public school cur- in 1998. Now, a year later, the Leeches movement is the renewed research on riculum. VerDate jul 14 2003 08:52 Jul 27, 2004 Jkt 029102 PO 00000 Frm 00080 Fmt 0686 Sfmt 0634 E:\BR99\S18NO9.002 S18NO9 30626 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD—SENATE November 18, 1999 After we left the museum, we visited the We also visited the Jewish Museum of communications and the Internet. There are two synagogues. They are located on Rhodes, located next to the synagogue. This some dedicated people working in disparate Melidoni Street, immediately across the is a new museum in its first stage of develop- organizations to preserve and memorialize street from one another. The street is gated ment. Aron Hasson, a Los Angeles attorney Greek Jewish sites and culture. Now they and guarded by an armed policeman as a pre- whose family came from Rhodes, founded it. need to recognize the gestalt effect that caution against potential terrorist incidents. The museum currently consists of one room would result from closer cooperation.
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