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MS-603: Rabbi Marc H. Tanenbaum Collection, 1945-1992. Series E: General Alphabetical Files. 1960-1992 Box 89 , Folder 3, President's Commission on the Holocaust, 1980. 3101 Clifton Ave , Cincinnati. Ohio 45220 (513) 221·1675 phone. (513) 221·7612 fax americanjewisharchives.org · ,~ -. The GAmerican @CI!E=~~ES?s~!!!~~~~burn Avenue .Millburn, New Jer~y 07041. (201) 379·7844 January 3, 1980 Rabbi Marc ~anenbaum The American Jewish Committee 165 East 56th Street New York, New York 10022 Dear Marc, I am still putting together the program which will accompany the Holocaust Art Exhibit;, "Spirjtllal-Res-istan-ee.:_1_940::= .19.45~hat we are co-sponsoring with the Newark Museum, March 9 to Apiil 20. As you and I have discussed, we would. like you to speak on an interfaith plat form scheduled for March 16 in the afternoon to inaugurate a series of lectures on different aspects of the Holocaust. Originally, our committee, chaired by Bee Hoffman, had hoped that Bishop Spong would share the platform with you. His duties as a Bishop J however., have him already scheduled for back to back parish visits that day although he has agreed on behalf of the diocese, to ·become a co operating sponsor of the exhibit . We have tentative agreement of the New Jersey Council of. Churches and are seeking some official Catholic participation. When I last spoke to .Jim Rudin about our need for a replacement for Bishop Spong he and I agreed that Franklin Littell wouid "fill the bill." If that is all right with you, I will go ahead with the arrangements. Sydney Kellner m.ay be seeking the participat·ion of Eva Fleischner to add a Catholic voice to the. program. In any event, I have had difficulty reaching you and although I thought you agreed to appear. in Newark on this date when last we talked in Tenafly, I have been un able to reach you or get a commitment from Rita. Marc, this very important event would be inestimably enhanced in sta ture by your paTticipation~ .• -m~ommittee members and I do hope that you will be able to be with us on~arch l6: ~ Also, I would like to talk more with you about the substance of the program. I will continue to call you in the next days. Best wishes. Sincerely yours, ~ Phillip A. Saperia New Jersey Area Director cc: Shula Bahat PAST CHAIRMEN Julius H. Cohn' Wald ron Kraemer . Ridllrd H. Oall;mos Aic:h3rd,J . Meiln"llln George J . Grumbach . Mvron M . RubV Or. Alan H. H9rm3n 3ernil,d Samons Bee Hoffman Harry St.iner· Philip E. Ho ffm<1n Milton H. Stern Benedict M. Kohl B.rnard S. W.llernein '~ased Honofilry Treasurer - MaJt Neuberger BOARD OF GOVERNORS Bettv Asher Dallid Mark,. Jr. Mitzi Augenblick Donald F. Marksrein Barbara Blau Roben R. Max Walter A. Cohn Harrv Mil t William S. Furman Norma Nudelman Or . Edith Gann Martin J. Oppenheimer Muriel GoldJlTlith Genie Reichman Dorothy Gordon Jean Aaisen Ginnv Grumbach Jack J. Roland J udy Heyman Dr. Morton Rosenberg Aaron Janowsk i SUJ.an SaIl. Sima Jelin Lucille ScheChter Helen Kaltenbacher Norman E. Schlesinger JQ5!!ph C. Kaflenbacher Alice Shapiro Daniel G. Kasen Peter Shapiro A05fl Keats Carol B. Siegler Linda Kohl Monon A. Siegler Jean Kraemer Dr. Gadiel M. Smith Leon Kran.r.toh r Bernard Sobel John O. Laner Stephen J. Squires Oavid C. Lazar Theodore E. Stein AUe n B. Levithan SuUn Stern J ack Li p~y Jane Walieruein May S. Lowy Marjorie Weil Lvnn Manshel Rhoda WClintraub Ronald E. Wis5 BOARD OF TRUSTEES Gertrude Asinof Murrav Maslow i Gilben L. Augenblick Carolyn Me;er Maurice Bick Mever Melnikofl Allen I. Sildner Philip S. Mill er Edward B. Blau Oallid Moskowi12 Ll!$lie L. BIOiiu J. George Moss A. Michael Chodorcoff Richard J . Newman Bessie Cohn Dr. Walter Nudelman' Theodore Cohn Arnold J. Palmer Arthur I. Davis Harriet Perlmutter Or. Saul L Firtel Svillia P ogash Nancv Fishman Stan lev POlan Harold H. Goldberg. Jr. Richard K. Pudet" Herman Golden Raben S. Puder B~sey Goldsmith Julian F . Reichman Robert Goldsmit h Cllrence Reisen Stella Goldstein Benson RO$l!nbelg Lois Goodkind Alan Sagner Harold E. Grona David M. Satz, Jr. Ruth Halpern Rob.rt Schechlcr Herber! J. Ha nnoeh Joseph W. Schiffenhaus Ann Harris Frank A. Schlesinger Sidney E. Harris Peter J. Scott Bermlrd Hell ri ng A. Harold Schwartz Rhoda Howard Alber! K. Speal""$ Manin Jelln Jerome M. Siein Donald M . Karp Victor W. Stein Sydney Kellner Bernard S. Sterling Allan Krim Charles Stern Frank R. Lautenberg Howard L. Ti ge r William E. Lehman, Jr. Elnel Wein'te;n Amy Uss Sidney M. Weinstein Dr. Henry Uss Thomas E. Weinstock Waller Marx Ruth Wolkuein Herbert L. Zuckerman ,., . '". (NC>'I'I<._Fi\1 in aU h!"nlt lines <::1: _ _ ~~~ _~~~_ CON GUESS <~I>t tholle J".. wi~od for u,,, dBt<l. numb"r•• nd ~r.rtDU of r~IOh;IIiDn.) __ SESSION IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES Mr. _. _____ ~~~ introduced. the following joint resolution; which was read twice and referred to the CozIuniti.ee .on ---~-----. --~ JOINT RESOLUTION . (ID~rt. t.it-I,ll of joint r~lution Lere) \~~o Designating the weekend of ~~~· ~·~I~~I=~~, __ _ as .~ .'Days of Remembrance .. - of Victims of the Hol,ocaust. ',I Whereas, less than forty years ago, six million Jews as well as millions of others were murdered in Nazi concentration ~amps as part of a planned program of exterminatio~; Whereas ·the people of the ..Uni ted States of America .. 'should always remember the teriible atrocities committed by the Nazis so that they ' are never repeated; WheTe~s . the people of t"he United States should continually rededicate themselves to the prjnciple of equality, rec~gnizi~g that ~very t act of bigotry is rooted in the same callousness and cruelty of spirit as the acts commited by the Nazis; Whereas the people of the United States should remain eternally vigilant against all tyranny, recognizing that tyranny provides a breeding ground for .bigotry to flourish; Whereas ApTil(~~~ ~been designated internationally as a day of remembrance of vict i~s of the Nazi ~olocaust, known as Yom Hoshoah; and Whereas it is appropriate for the American people to join in the international commemoration; Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assem~. ed~_._q That, in memory of all those who perished in the Nazi concentration camps and in the hope that Americans will strive .always to overcome cruelty and prejudice through vigilance and resistance, the weekend ·of April "13 of 1980 is hereby designated as "Days of Remembrance of Victims of the HcJ.ccaust." The President is authorized and requested to issue a proclamation eack ) S1" calling upon the people of the United States to remember the atrocities committed by the Nazis and to observe those days with appr6pria~e ceremonies and prayers. I SIMON WIESENTHAL CENTER FOR HOLOCAUST STUDIES an eM oem'pus of vaehhia unlvareh;:y of Ioa.angalae \ '. April 16, 1980 Dear Colleagues: As you may have heard, CBS recently announced the Aabbi Marvin Hler postponement of the airing of PLAYING FOR TIME in "." Los Angeles, CA which they cast Vanessa Redgrave, the supporter of the PLO, to portray Fania Fenelon, an Auschwitz Boa rd of Trustees heroine. CBS further announced that they will Samuel Salzberg invite organizations to preview the film in order Chairman to prove its "humanity" and to lay to rest the Varn;ouve r, B.C. claim that they were in any way "insensitive" in Roland E. Arnall Co-chairman t ·heir decision-making. As the enclosed material Los Angfll&s, CA relates, the Wiesenthal Center rejects ~ny such Mrs. Marvin Cohen viewing of the film as superfluous to the issue ChairWoman. Simon Wiesenfhal Canter since Redgrave's portrayal fn of itself represents ~aVerlY Hills, CA a. distorti on of. the. story_of_Fania and .the legacy of the martyred millions and would only present a Wililam Selzberg Bevarly Hills. CA platform for those who would revoke the link between Alan I. Casden the Holocaust and the State of Israel. We view the B everly Hills, CA only proper solution to this issue by either: Arthur Fouks, a.c. Vancouver, a. c. a) recasting of the lead role or Hank Greenspun . Las .Vegas. NV b) the permanent shelving of the project Frank Hammer Bevarly Hills. CA Frank Horny We would appreciate hearing your views on thi~ issue Los A ~I&S, CA and look forward to working with you in the future. Robert Ives ~ rly Hi!ls, CA Marcus Lowy Los Angel&s, CA Jack Nash New yot/( City, NY ~~ Abe Poll in Rabbi Abraham Cooper WlIShington, D.C. Assistant to the Dean Frank Sinatra Director of Outreach Programs Pa lm Springs. CA ArnOld Smith AC : 1nd PfIoenil, AZ enc. Irving I. Stone cma1snd. OH William Weinberg 8BYef1y Hills. CA Maurice Weiss Bewrly HiIIl, CA Morris J, WOSk Vanoouvar, ac. I B'7BO ~ pIco boulevard, aaaangelea, aallfDn1ia S0038 (1113)&83-_ - '; - _.. _--... ---_._------ - - Options Seriously Considered Su1:cormti ttee Prop:lsal by ti1e S~ t:tees Higher Education & Acadenic Research (cent.d): B. Series of fellowships and grants for' research Problan of who should and travel for scholars and a series of occupy Chairs. fellowships and grants for graduate stude.Tlts, Cost effectiveness. intgrrlships and training; inclu:ling matching Chairs are for senior grants to institutions or to faculty who ~uld scholars--priority of v.Drk with. such students. training Question of what is the Activities of the Endowment for Higher discipline of Holocaust Education: studies; in all studies 1.