Conference taveng::bagels

1501.0. "American Jewish Assembly?" by SSAG::SNYDER (There are no shortcuts) Tue Jul 16 1996 20:33

    Greetings.
    
    In Monday's Colorado Springs Gazette Telegraph, there was letter to the
    editor attacking Rabbi Steven Foster of Denver because of statements
    that he had made after the Supreme Court of the U.S. ruled that
    Amendment 2 was unconstitutional (Romer v. Evans).  The letter was
    signed:
    
                 Dr. David W. Harris
                 Chairman
                 American Jewish Assembly
                 Washington, D.C.
    
    We (a local group in Colorado Springs called Jewish Voices for Justice)
    have been unable to find out anything about Dr. Harris or his
    organization.  They are not listed in Washington, D.C., nor are they
    listed in the American Encyclopedia of Associations, or the Directory
    of Religious Organizations of the U.S., or in From Radical Left to
    Extreme Right, or in any other publication available through the
    library.  A search of the Web turns up nothing.  Neither the Denver
    office of the ADL, nor the ADL in New York City have every heard of
    this organization.
    
    Because of the nature of the rhetoric in the letter, and the fact that
    David A. Harris is Executive Director of the American Jewish Committee,
    we are highly suspicious.
    
    Has anyone ever heard of or know anything about this man or
    organization?  Any help is greatly appreciated.  Thanks.
    
    Sid