JEWISH ORGANZATIONS OF SAN FRANSISCO SUPPORT ARMENIAN GENOCIDE RECOGNITION
Jean Eckian
KarabakhOpen
26-03-2008 15:14:11
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.
The organization overwhelmingly approved a policy statement re-issuing
a 1989 letterto Armenian community leader Bishop Aris Shirvanian,
expressing support for the Armenian Genocide resolution pending in
the U.S. Senate at that time. Senate Joint Resolution 212 sought
to designate April 24th as a national day of remembrance of the
Armenian Genocide.
Â" The JCRC’s policy statement is welcome and encouraging, especially
at this time of intensified denial of the Armenian Genocide by Turkey
and the U.S. administration’s willingness to support Turkey’s dangerous
policy of denial, Â" said Bay Area ANC Chairperson, Roxanne Makasdjian.
Â" 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 Â", she conclued.
The JCRC represents more than 80 Jewish organizations across the Bay
Area of San Fransisco.
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