JEWISH ORGANIZATIONS OF SAN FRANCISCO SUPPORT ARMENIAN GENOCIDE RECOGNITION

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26.03.2008 13:09

The Jewish Community Relations Council of San Francisco, the Peninsula,
Marin, Sonoma, and Alameda Counties (JCRC) has re-iterated its
previous support for official recognition of the Armenian Genocide,
independent correspondent Jean Eckian reported from France.

The organization overwhelmingly approved a policy statement re-issuing
a 1989 letter to Armenian community leader Bishop Aris Shirvanian,
expressing support for the Armenian Genocide resolution pending in the
US Senate at that time. Senate Joint Resolution 212 sought to designate
April 24th as a national day of remembrance of the Armenian Genocide.

"The JCRC’s policy statement is welcome and encouraging, especially
at this time of intensified denial of the Armenian Genocide by Turkey
and the US administration’s willingness to support Turkey’s dangerous
policy of denial," said Bay Area ANC Chairperson, Roxanne Makasdjian.

"The JCRC’s position reflects the broad majority of opinions we’ve
encountered by members of Jewish-American organizations, and we
hope this action will act as a moral beacon for Jewish American
organizations in Washington, DC," she concluded.

The JCRC represents more than 80 Jewish organizations across the Bay
Area of San Francisco.

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress