Thursday, September 22, 2005
FRANCE PRESENTS LEGION OF HONOR AWARD
Contact: Kenneth Bandler of the American Jewish Committee, 212-891-6771 or bandlerk@ajc.org, Web: http://www.ajc.org
NEW YORK, Sept. 19 /U.S. Newswire/ -- David A. Harris, executive director of the American Jewish Committee (AJC), has received the Legion of Honor. The award was presented in recognition of Harris's lifelong efforts to promote human rights, combat anti-Semitism and further transatlantic relations.
"You are an indefatigable man and defender of democracy," said Foreign Minister Philippe Douste-Blazy, who presented the Legion of Honor on behalf of the President of France during a dinner in New York last night. "Your fight against all forms of intolerance serves human dignity, as well as interethnic and interreligious dialogue."
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