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United Nations Nations Unies UNITED NATIONS NATIONS UNIES THE SECRETARY-GENERAL MESSAGE ON THE OCCASION OF THE 70TH BIRTHDAY OF RABBI ARTHUR SCHNEIER New York, 4 June 2000 It gives me great pleasure to join in celebrating the 70th birthday of Rabbi Arthur Schneier and in paying tribute to an outstanding and world- renowned public figure. The United Nations is founded on universal ideals such as tolerance, equal rights, the peaceful resolution of disputes and the dignity and worth of the human person. But it takes dynamic, committed individuals to bring those ideals to life. Rabbi Arthur Schneier has taken that summons to heart. From the Balkans to China and the former Soviet Union, on issues ranging from religious freedom to democracy and conflict resolution, he has helped people and nations to overcome their differences and find a common interest in cooperation and peace. His work has complemented that of the United Nations and greatly enriched the global community. Our world is changing, and the United Nations is changing with it, adapting to globalization as well as to new threats, new forms of armed conflict and new manifestations of bias and discrimination. With the efforts of Rabbi Schneier and the many men and women he has inspired to get involved, the world stands a better chance of meeting these complex and urgent challenges. In that hopeful spirit, I am pleased to have this opportunity to'congratulate him for a lifetime of articulate and effective public service. " KoTi A. Annan UNITED NATIONS NATIONS UNIES EXCUTIVE OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY-GENERAL CABINET DU SECRETARIE GENERAL OUTGOING FACSIMILE DATE: 10 May 2000 TO: Ms. Laura Benton FROM: Edward Mortimer Executive Assistant Principal Officer Appeal of Conscience Foundation TEL NO: TEL NO: (212)9639220 FAX NO: 2124396174 FAX NO: (212)963-5965 SUBJECT: Message on the occasion of the 70th birthday of Rabbi Arthur Schneier TOTAL NUMBER OF TRANSMITTED PAGES INCLUDING THIS PAGE 2 Dear Ms. Benton, I have pleasure in sending you the Secretary-General's message on the occasion of the 70th birthday of Rabbi Arthur Schneier, along with our best wishes for a successful celebration. The original will be sent to you by mail. Yours sincerely, ROUTING SLIP FICHE DE TRANSMISSION Rowff No. '•'N o de bureau Extension — Poste Date cS-3?%> 3-£vfcT 3ouk&~*-0f^ FOR ACTION POUR SUITE A DONNER FOR APPROVAL POUR APPROBATION FOR SIGNATURE POUR SIGNATURE FOR COMMENTS POUR OBSERVATIONS MAY WE DISCUSS? POURRIONS-NOUS EN PARLER ? YOUR ATTENTION VOTRE ATTENTION AS DISCUSSED COMME CONVENU AS REQUESTED SUITE A VOTRE DEMANDE NOTE AND RETURN NOTER ET RETOURNER FOR INFORMATION POUR INFORMATION MAR-02-2000 THU 03:19 PN ACF FAX NO. 212 628 2513 P, 03 A PARK CAST 163 East 67ih Stre<?l New York, NY 10021 Tel 2 I 2. 737 6900 Fax 212.570.6348 5 / IQih Anniversary Dinner Dance Honoring RabM Arthur Sefineier Sunday, June 4, 2000 The Waldorf-Astoria Dr Anhur Schns Rabbi March 1,2000 pR'd V lyrrun Rabbi H.E. Kofi Annan Ari Kltm t'rjnhir SecreUiry General United Nations, Room 3840 Rnbbi Hjrold Emsidler Ruwl Dl/zaor New York NY 10017 Toby N Ein!idli;r /\df)inii(ra!nr Dear Secretary General Annan, t)ir6£Mf of Dei'e/opmcnt You will be pleased to know that on NjaFerrSt), 2000 Rabbi Ai-thur TRUSTEES OFFICERS Schncier wnilbratc ^sTOtbirtiday. To mark tliis milestone Jerome iSerko Michael Sch^rf and his four decades of global spiritual leadership, Park East Samuel Blum President Sirnan Chilewich Julius H, Gcwirtz Synagogue will honor him at a festive dinner on Sunday, J Dii^id Cornstom fjniitifian 20~bo, Waldorf-Astoria Grand "Ballroom, culminating In tributes Kuve/ FeuersLein jerry f«rii Andreas Gal fir.!t Vice from leaders of our city, state and nation. Gerald Cjutcrm.in Jnck Rosen Herman Hoehberg Swnin/ Virft President John Kliin Joseph Wilf Rabbi Schncicr has influenced the lives of men, women and liMfil Krakowski Treaidrsr Murk T. Ledernian Paul Fribourj children in the city ofNcw York and in different parts of the world. Michael Lazer Secretary James Levy Louis M. Perlman He is known internationally for his tireless leadership on behalf of Kenneth Lipper Secretary religious freedom, human rights and inter-religious cooperation. Earla I. Mack Arnold Penner Dr. Daniel Roses We vvould be honored lo receive^ ajjiessatie froiji^vou. Mr, Secretary Morad Roshanzamir Leo Shapiro General, for the Commemorative Volume dedicated to Rabbi Ralph P. Slona Dru<e Slovin Schneier which will be published in connection with this Stuan Subotnick celebration. Kita Wemick Ronald Wuruburgsr Max j. 2imn>er Dr. Edward 0. 2cjrnbe|-g Sincerely, Hunortry Prcjldonts Mjck Leblanj So! Schulman Michael Scharf Honorarj' Chnirmcn Sidney Coopcrmm President BernnriJ Cicldbsrj; Myron A 'FROM *.' R.ft.S. STUDY PHONE NO. : 212 439 6174 Mar. 14 2000 03:20PM PI 119 West 57th Street New York, NY 10019 Appeal of Conscience Foundation Tel; (212)861-6873 Fax: (212)439-6174 Rabbi Arthur Schneier, President Tos Ms. Gillian Sorensen From: Laura Benton, Executive Assistant Paw (212)963-1185 Pages: 8 (including this page) Phone: (212)963-5495 Date: March 14,2000 Re: 0 Urgent D For Review D Please Comment D OPIease Reply D Please Recycle • Comments: Dear Gillian, Attached is Rabbi Schneier's bio as well as a copy of the New York State Legislature Resolution to be presented to him on his birthday. 1 hope this is helpful. Regards, TROM r R.fl.S.STUDY PHONE NO. : 212 439 6174 Mar. 14 2000 03:20PM P2 Rabbi Arthur Schneier Rabbi, Park East Synagogue President, Appeal of Conscience Foundation New York City Internationally known for his leadership on behalf of religious freedom and human rights, Rabbi Arthur Schneier has worked for religious freedom and tolerance throughout the world. Founder and president of the Appeal of Conscience Foundation established in 1965} spiritual leader of the historic landmark Park East Synagogue, since 1962, founder of its Day School and Minskoff Cultural Center in 1972. frx 1998 at the behest of President Clinton he was one of the three U.S. religious leaders to meet with President Jiang Zemin and the top leadership of the Chinese Government and to enter into the first official dialogue on religious freedom. In June 1998 joined President and Mrs. Clinton in Shanghai during the Sino-American Summit and participated with Secretary of State Albright in the Roundtable with Chinese religious leaders. Until March 1995 served President Clinton as Chairman of the U. S. Commission for the Preservation of America's Heritage Abroad; he was appointed to that post by President Bush. He negotiated and successfully completed bilateral agreements with: the Czech and Slovak Republics, Hungary, Romania, Slovenia, Ukraine. President Reagan appointed him as U.S. Alternate Representative to the 43rd Session of the U.N, General Assembly and he was appointed by President Carter as a member of the U.S. Delegation for the Return of the Crown of St. Stephen to Hungary. In 19.80 established the annual Appeal of Conscience Foundation Seminar on Religion at the Foreign Service Institute. It has trained Foreign Service Officers in Christianity, Judaism, Islam and Buddhism prior to their assignments abroad. International Activity Since 1965 has met with top political and religious leaders in Albania, Argentina, Austria, Bulgaria., China, Cuba, Czech Republic. Egypt, England, Germany, Hungary, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Morocco, Poland, Romania, Slovak Republic, the former Soviet Union, Turkey, and the former Yugoslavia. China; headed interfaith Appeal of Conscience Foundation delegations of religious leaders to the People's Republic of China in 1996, 1994, 1992, 1986, 1983. and 1981. Kosovo, in March 1999 convened the Kosovo: Conference on Peace and Tolerance in Vienna, where for the first time religious leaders of the Islamic. Serb Orthodox and Catholic communities met face to face and adopted the Kosovo Peace and Tolerance Vienna Declaration calling for a halt to violence and for ethnic and religious tolerance. Macedonia: in July 1999 led an Appeal of Conscience Foundation mission to aid the Kosovo refugees. Mission to Greece and Turkey to strengthen peace and tolerance in the Balkans. 'FROM 'f R.fl.S. STUDY PHONE NO. : 212 439 6174 Mar. 14 2000 03:21PM P3 Rabbi Arthur Schneier Pa?e 2 Yugoslavia: convened the Religious Summit on the Former Yugoslavia in Switzerland in 1992. Among the participants were Patriarch Pavle, Rais al Ulema Selimoski and Archbishop Puljic of Sarajevo, who jointly called for an end to the ethnic war. In 1995 after meeting with Presidents Milosevic, Izetbegovic and Tudjman, be convened the Conflict Resolution Conference in Vienna which planted the seeds of the Dayton Peace Accord. Balkans, Caucasus and Central Asia', initiated in cooperation with the Turkish Government and the Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I the Peace and Tolerance Conference in Istanbul, Turkey in 1994. The Conference adopted the Bosphorus Declaration. Bosnia-Herzegovina: in 1997 met with top government and religious leaders in Sarajevo to promote healing and conciliation between the Serbian Orthodox, Islamic, Catholic and Jewish communities and in 1998 hosted the top religious leaders of Bosnia-Herzegovina in the U.S. Former Soviet Union and Eastern Europe; since 1965 has played a pioneering role on behalf of religious freedom and human rights. After the collapse of communism strongly advocated the adoption of laws on "freedom of conscience." Since 1965 Rabbi Schneier has led 58 missions to the former Soviet Union. In December 1995 at the invitation of the Russian Government, Rabbi Schneier led an Appeal of Conscience Foundation delegation to participate as International Observers to the Parliamentary elections to aid democratic reform. In June 1996 led a delegation of International Observers to the Russian Presidential elections and a similar delegation to the Duma elections in 1999.
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