Session #103 · 1993–95

Speech #1030002903

Leonard Fein. Senior Scholar at the Religious Action Center and one of the organizers of the rally said in his opening remarks: "Nover again." Insofar as we reflect on Its meaning. must mean "Never Again in silence shall we witness such evil as we see today in Bosnia." Henry Siegman. Executive VicePresident of the American Jewish Congress spoke to the Assembly of his personal reflections as a refugee who fled Nazi tyranny In Europe. observing. "Memory is nothing if It Is not a call never again to surrender to Indifference." A message was also read to the gathering from Muhamed Sacirboy. the Ambassador and Permanent Representative for Bosnia and lerzegovina to the United Nations. which states: "The Jewish Community. as familiar as any peoples with the horrors of genocide. has been a vital voice In calling for an end to the atrocities being inflicted upon the citizens of Bosr.a and Herzegovina. This voice has * * * be .i heard by the people of Bosnia and Hlerzegovina. and they are encouraged In their plight by the fact that they have not been completely abandoned." The rally was endorsed by twentyfour organizations: Union of American Hebrew Congregations. Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America.
Keywords matched
refugee

Classification

Target group
Sentiment
Positive
Stereotyping
No
Confidence
90%
Model
gemini-2.0-flash
Framing
Humanitarian Victim

Speaker & context

Speaker
Unknown
Party
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Chamber
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State
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Gender
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Date
1993-01-27
Speech ID
1030002903
Paragraph
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