The Southern Israelite. (Augusta, Ga.) 1925-1986, October 24, 1986, Image 16

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PAGE 16 THE SOUTHERN ISRAELITE October 24, 1986 “But the world must never forget.. for the errors we forget are easily repeated” ... Looking back at history and at the Nuremberg Laws I began to see our work in the Senate in a new light. The memory of the Holocaust and of the Nuremberg Laws are a challenge to us to be ever conscious as we oo about our daily activities in this place. ..And I recognized once more the importance of observ ing the Days of Remembrance. The Holocaust is a blight on thecompfexmofhis tory an episode which is tragic, and so painful it would be easv to foroet R, ,t hp world must never forget... for the errors we forget are easily repeated ' Senator Mack Mattingly Member, U.S. Holocaust Memorial Council Remarks to U.S. Senate, April, 1986. Mack and 0 <n Mattingly view the Congressional Wives for Soviet Jewry exhibit. Senator Mattingly at Days of Remembrance Ceremony 1966, U.S. Capitol Rotunda. Mack Mattingly U.S. Senate Leadership Georgia Can Be Proud Of ■ Mack Mattingly has consistently opposed U.S. arms sales to Arab nations hostile to Israel. - Co-sponsored resolution opposing sale of missiles to Saudi Arabia, April 1986. - Involved in 1985 effort to prevent Saudi Arabia from acquiring American arms. -Signed joint resolution opposing arms sales to Jordan, October, 1985. ■ Mack Mattingly supported the ratifica tion of the Genocide Convention. ■ Mack Mattingly has been a strong ally of the movement for freedom for Soviet Jewry - Participated in the Refusenik Roll Call Observation sponsored by the National Council for Soviet Jewry - Carolyn Mattingly serves on the Executive Committee of Congressional Wives for Soviet Jewry - Urged President Reagan to focus attention on the plight of Soviet Jews during the Iceland Summit with General Secretary Gorbachev. - Has called for the Soviet Government to honor the Helsinki Final Act on behalf of the Davidovitch family the Bronshteins, and thousands of other refusenik families. ■ Mack Mattingly has shown concern for the protection and settlement of refugees. - Pushed for the resumption of the airlift of thousands of Ethiopian Jews to Israel, February 1985. PAID FOR BY FRIENDS OF MATTINGLY PAGE 17 THE SOUTHERN ISRAELITE October 24, 1986