Re: [Cz-L] Rand Fishbein (list member) elected to JewishGen Board

As a member of this community I would like to add my congratulations to the
many, you Dr. Fischbein, will receive. May your work continue for many many
years to come.
For your favourable attitude to Israel, I would like to extend my special
thanks, we are in great need of your friendship.
Sincerely,
Anny Matar
Israel

On Wed, Jan 27, 2010 at 3:51 AM, Bruce Reisch <bir1_at_nysaes.cornell.edu>wrote:

> Dear Friends,
>
> One of our members, Dr. Rand Fishbein, recently joined the Board of
> Governors of JewishGen. Congratulations, Dr. Fishbein! I wish you
> continued success as you bring your skills to one of the leading
> organizations of the Jewish genealogy community. Read on for more details.
>
> Bruce
>
>
> Subject: Announcement from the JewishGen Board of Governors
> From: Karen Franklin <karenfranklin_at_gmail.com>
> Date: Sun, 20 Dec 2009 22:53:11 -0500
>
> The JewishGen Board of Governors is pleased to announce the
> addition of two members. These individuals, Michael Goldstein and
> Dr. Rand Fishbein, add valuable skills to the team.
>
> -snip
>
> Dr. Rand Fishbein
>
> Dr. Rand Fishbein is President of Fishbein Associates, Inc., a
> public-policy consulting firm based in Potomac, Maryland. He has
> long been a leader in Jewish political life. Among his many
> efforts related to Jewish issues and cultural preservation, he
> initiated efforts in the U.S. Senate that saved the ancient
> Jewish Bassatine Cemetery in Cairo from destruction, and
> contributed to the rescue of Ethiopian Jews in 1991 as well as
> the rescue of the last 400 Jews in Iraq that same year. Following
> a fire that ravaged the ancient archival collection in
> Kamenets-Podolsk, Ukraine, in 2003, Dr. Fishbein successfully
> arranged for the U.S. Embassy in Kiev to provide emergency
> financial assistance for the salvage and conservation of the
> surviving documents.
>
> Prior to entering the private sector, Dr. Fishbein was a
> Professional Staff Member (Majority) of the U.S. Senate Defense
> Appropriations subcommittee. He also served as a Professional
> Staff Member (Majority) on the U.S. Senate Foreign Operations
> Appropriations subcommittee responsible for preparing the annual
> U.S. foreign assistance budget. Dr. Fishbein was one of two
> Foreign Policy/Intelligence Analysts on the 1987 U.S. Senate
> Iran-Contra investigating committee and co-authored a portion of
> its final report. Later, he served as the Special Assistant for
> National Security Affairs to Senator Daniel K. Inouye (D-HI).
>
> According to Fishbein: "JewishGen seeks to accomplish in our
> modern age what our great sages, academies and traditions of the
> past have sought to do. That is, to build a bridge between
> generations that is personal, profound, and enduring. The
> survival of the Jewish people is one of the great and ennobling
> stories of mankind. Its illumination is both the mission and the
> challenge of JewishGen. I am honored and privileged to be asked
> to join such a visionary team."
>
> Dr. Fishbein earned his Ph.D., with distinction, in International
> Relations/Middle East Studies from The Johns Hopkins School of
> Advanced International Studies (SAIS) in Washington, D.C. He was
> a fellow in Brussels at the North Atlantic Assembly, the
> inter-parliamentary forum of NATO, and was awarded a Fulbright
> fellowship to St. Antony's College, Oxford University, and
> another Fulbright to the School of Oriental and African Studies
> (SOAS), at the University of London.
>
>
> Karen S. Franklin
> Gary Mokotoff
>
> Co-Chairs, JewishGen Board of Governors

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