DC Area Jews Heart Hillary

Clinton raises most democratic funds from Washington area jewish donors.

On the Democratic side, Sen. Hillary Clinton (N.Y.) appears to have raised the most money from local Jews, with Sen. Barack Obama (Ill.) coming in a competitive second and John Edwards, a former senator from North Carolina, a distant third. Sens. Joe Biden (Del.) and Chris Dodd (Conn.) and New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson were further back.

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Anti Zionist Protest Against Hillary At Rutgers

You know that Hillary Clinton must be doing something positive for Israel if she keeps getting heckled by Anti Zionists. Gil Landau attended the Senator’s speech at Rutgers on Friday:

When I arrived, Charlotte Kates, a prominent Rutgers radical left wing Marxist, was already the lecture, outside protesting against Hillary Clinton. She was protesting Hillary’s support for the Zionist, Colonialist, Capitalist oppressor (if you don’t know, that is Israel). I went through security and I was one of the last people sitting although I came 30 minutes early.

Audio: Clinton Speech to RAC

Audio: Clinton speech last week to the “Consultation on Conscience” copnf Religious Action Center for Reform Judasim (or link from here)

Senator Clinton To Address Jewish Democrats

Hillary Clinton will be among the elected officials (and presidential hopefuls) scheduled to be featured speakers at the upcoming conference of the National Jewish Democratic Council in Washington DC.

“Jews For Hillary” Facebook Group

It was stablished during the the Hillary Clinton senate re-election campaign

UPDATE: Clinton Holocaust Archives Legistlation

Full text of the actual Resolution via release from Senator Clinton’s website:

Senator Clinton Introduces Resolution Calling for Opening of Holocaust Archives

Washington, DC – Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton today introduced a Senate Resolution urging all European nations to allow for open access to the Holocaust archives in Bad Arolsen, Germany. The records are the largest closed World-War II-era archives in the world, holding an estimated 50 million records that disclose the fate of some 17.5 million victims. The resolution was introduced in the House by Representative Alcee Hastings (D-FL), Chairman of the U.S. Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe (Helsinki Commission), of which Senator Clinton is a member. The House Foreign Affairs Committee has unanimously approved the resolution.

“These records hold the key for millions of families who have tried for more than 60 years to piece together information about the fate of their loved ones. As we approach Holocaust Remembrance Day this Sunday, we should do everything we can to give these families the access they deserve and keep the pressure on countries that have not yet completed the ratification process,” said Senator Clinton.  …

Clinton, Biden Introduce German Holocaust Archives Legistlation

Two U.S. senators introduced legislation urging European nations to allow open access to the Holocaust archives in Bad Arolsen, Germany.

Two U.S. senators introduced legislation urging European nations to allow open access to the Holocaust archives in Bad Arolsen, Germany.

Sens. Joseph Biden (D-Del.) and Hillary Clinton (D-N.Y.) introduced separate resolutions this week regarding the archives, which contain 50 million records regarding the fate of some 17 million victims of the Nazis. Clinton’s resolution mirrors one introduced in the House of Representatives last month by Rep. Alcee Hastings (D-Fla.), chairman of the U.S. Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe, of which Clinton is a member.

In order to allow for open access, each member of the International Commission of the International Tracing Service — the United States, Belgium, France, Germany, Greece, Israel, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Poland and the United Kingdom — must ratify the May 2006 amendments to the 1955 Bonn Accords. Only the United States, Israel, Poland, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom have done so.

Biden’s resolution also commemorates and links the issue to Yom Hashoah, which takes place Sunday. (JTA)

Clinton Lobbies Polish Government For Resitution of Property Stolen During WWII

Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton wrote to the Polish prime minister requesting that his country enact a restitution law for property confiscated during the Nazi and communist eras.

Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton wrote to the Polish prime minister requesting that his country enact a restitution law for property confiscated during the Nazi and communist eras. Also signing the letter to Jaroslaw Kaczynski were members of the Helsinki Commission. Clinton (D-N.Y.) and the commission want the Polish government to ensure that properties obtained illegally will be returned or the owners will be properly compensated.

The signers welcomed statements by Polish government officials that they would work to pass legislation on the issue by the end of this year, but the commission expressed concerns that the victims have experienced numerous delays in their efforts to gain restitution.

Along with restitution or compensation, the commission’s recommendations in the letter to Kaczynski included keeping burdens for filing a claim to a minimum, consistent involvement of the central government and the return of artwork to its rightful owners.

“The delay in resolving the property claims of elderly survivors and their family members has gone on for too long,” Clinton said.

The Helsinki Commission is a U.S. government agency that monitors and encourages compliance with the agreements of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe, as established by the Helsinki Accords. Thirty-five countries signed on to the accords in 1975. (JTA)