Statement from the Simon Wiesenthal Center on CongressmanLantos’ Announcement "We join in prayer for Tom Lantos' full recovery from cancer and wishhim and Annette a full and active life upon his retirement. Congressman Lantos was a Holocaust survivor who devoted all his energies to defending the helpless andsteadfastly supporting a safe and secure State of Israel," said Rabbis Marvin Hier and Abraham Cooper, dean and associate dean (respectively) of the Simon WiesenthalCenter. “Human Rights is losing its most distinguished and effective advocate on Capitol Hill," they added.
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