Rep. Cornelius E.Gallagher, New Jersey Democrat, called attention of the House yesterday to the anniversary of the Warsaw Ghetto uprising and noted that Jews of the Soviet Union “remain bound by prejudice and unequal treatment.”
Rep. Gallagher, a member of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, said that “In recognition of the Warsaw uprising let us renew our pledge and dedication to never rest in defense of liberty, both personal and national, throughout the world. Let us in America never forget the plight of these oppressed peoples and forever extend to them our hands and hearts.”
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