Rabbi Arthur Schneier and Marion Wiesel were among 28 Americans whom President Clinton honored with Presidential Citizens medals at a White House ceremony. Schneier, the founder of the New York-based Appeal of Conscience Foundation, was recognized for his leadership on behalf of religious freedom and human rights. Wiesel, the wife of Nobel laureate Elie Wiesel, was honored for her efforts to combat hatred.
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