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In the trenches : selected speeches and writings of an American Jewish activist

Speeches and writings of David Harris, the executive director of the American Jewish Committee. these speeches chronicle life of American and world Jewry from 1979-1999
Print Book, English, ©2000-<c2008>
KTAV Pub. House, Hoboken, NJ, ©2000-<c2008>
Biographies
volumes <1-2, 4-5> : illustrations ; 24 cm
9780881256932, 9780881257793, 9780881258424, 9780881259278, 9781602800298, 0881256935, 0881257796, 0881258423, 0881259276, 1602800294
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Forewordxi
Introduction3(6)
1. LETTERS
Letter from a Sanctuary
9(5)
Letter from an Insomniac
14(6)
Letter from Europe
20(8)
Letter from Jerusalem
28(7)
Letter from Geneva
35(6)
Letter from Another World
41(6)
Letter from Bologna
47(7)
Letter from Madrid
54(10)
Letter from Parc Bertrand
64(8)
Letter from Paris
72(8)
Letter from 38,000 Feet
80(8)
Letter from East 47th Street
88(2)
Letter from New York
90(12)
Letter from East 56th Street
102(14)
Letter from an Ex-HIAS Employee
116(5)
2. SPEECHES
Tribute to Greek Foreign Minister George Papandreou
121(2)
We Remember
123(4)
Eulogy for Jan Karski
127(4)
The United Nations, the Middle East, and American Jewry
131(10)
The Balance of Israel's National Security and Strength: The American Jewish Factor
141(20)
Jews and Germany: Remembering the Past, Planning for the Future
161(17)
The Middle East: Hope versus Fear
178(12)
Tribute to Denmark's Rescue of Jews
190(4)
The American Jewish Committee at 95
194(2)
A Brief Strategic Look at Israel and the Jewish People in the International System
196(9)
A World Changed Forever?
205(18)
3. TESTIMONY
Letter to National Commission on Terrorism
223(6)
Testimony on Anti-Semitism in Europe and the Middle East to the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee
229(28)
Testimony on the Middle East to Special Session of the UN Commission on Human Rights
257(2)
Testimony on the Middle East to 57th Session of the UN Commission on Human Rights
259(3)
Testimony on Iran to 57th Session of the UN Commission on Human Rights
262(3)
Letter on the Middle East to UN Ambassadors from the European Union and Associated Countries
265(2)
Testimony on Women and the Taliban to 57th Session of the UN Commission on Human Rights
267(2)
Letter on the Durban Conference to UN Ambassadors
269(3)
4. MEDIA ACTIVITY
Peace and Poison in the Middle East, Washington Post
272(2)
Deal Justly, Iran, Boston Globe
274(2)
Palestinians at the Crossroads, Die Welt (Germany)
276(2)
Stop Tolerating Calls for the Slaughter of Jews, International Herald Tribune
278(3)
How the PLO Intimidates the Media, Boston Globe
281(3)
Revisionist History, La Tribune de Gen��ve (Switzerland)
284(1)
Misrepresenting the Holocaust, International Herald Tribune
285(1)
Lesson One: Hatred, Washington Times
285(3)
Inconvenient Truths, Washington Jewish Week
288(3)
Quotation of the Day, The New York Times
291(1)
Interview, "Y," Magazine of the German Armed Forces
291(5)
An Effort to Erase Jewish History, Boston Globe
296(2)
Middle East Violence, International Herald Tribune
298(1)
Arab Lobby v. Israel Lobby: Who'll Win? The Jerusalem Report
299(3)
Middle East Coverage, Tribune de Geneve (Switzerland)
302(1)
Radio Commentary, Week of June 11, 2001
303(1)
Travel Letter, International Herald Tribune
303(1)
Middle East Coverage, El Pais (Spain)
304(2)
Farewell, Geneva, Tribune de Gen��ve (Switzerland)
306(1)
Diplomatic License, CNN
307(1)
Palestinian War Against Jews, The New York Times
308(2)
Mideast Misconception, The New York Times
310(1)
The Usual Game Has Ironclad Rules for Ganging Up on Israel International Herald Tribune
310(2)
Commentary, Morning Edition, National Public Radio
312(2)
Special Report with Brit Hume, Fox News Network
314(3)
The Lessons After the Chaos, Forward
317(2)
Radio Commentary, Week of September 17, 2001
319(1)
Radio Commentary, Week of October 1, 2001
320(1)
Radio Commentary, Week of October 15, 2001
321(1)
Radio Commentary, Week of October 29, 2001
321(1)
Radio Commentary, Week of November 12, 2001
322(1)
Radio Commentary, Week of November 29, 2001
323(1)
Radio Commentary, Week of December 10, 2001
323(1)
Arafat Is a Part of the Problem, Interview in Jungle World (Germany)
324(7)
Trading with Russia, The New York Times
331(1)
Israel and the Arab-Israeli Conflict: A Brief Guide for the Perplexed, The Jewish Week (New York)
331(20)
5. AJC INSTITUTIONAL
Eulogy for Ambassador Morris B. Abram
351(4)
The State of the American Jewish Committee: A Ten-Year Perspective
355(18)
Tribute to Rabbi A. James Rudin
373(5)
Eulogy for Ruth R. Goddard
378(2)
Tribute to Bruce Ramer
380(5)
Eulogy for Robert Heilbrunn
385(4)
Appendix: A Sampling of Words and Images from the European Press, 2000-2001389