OU Institute for Public Affairs

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OU IPA Statements to The Press

December 2002
December 12, 2002 OU Applauds Faith-Friendly Regulatory Reforms Announced By President Bush
November 2002
November 25, 2002 OU/IPA Highlights Plight of Missing Israeli Soldiers
November 4, 2002 OU Blasts Egyptian Broadcasts - Calls for State Department Pressure
November, 2002 Israel Election Update
October 2002
October 28, 2002 OU Mourns the Death of Senator Paul Wellstone
October 28, 2002 Statement Regarding Voting
October 24, 2002 OU Hails Federal Appeals Court Ruling Against New Jersey Town's Religious Discrimination; “Tenafly Eruv Will Stay Up” 
October 10, 2002 Statement By the Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America on Confronting the Threat From Iraq
September 2002
September 26, 2002 OU Praises Federal Agency For Bringing Lawsuit To Combat Employment Discrimination Against Sabbath Observer
September 23, 2002 OU Supports Atty. Gen. Ashcroft’s Appeal & Effort To Strike Down Oregon’s Assisted Suicide Law
September 17, 2002 OU Urges Passage of Syria Accountability Act, S. 2215, H.R. 4483
August 2002
August 28, 2002 OU Welcomes Dismissal Of Challenge To Clergy Tax Allowance
August 7, 2002 OU Wages Voter Registration Campaign, Distributes Guide to Community
August 6, 2002 OU On Florida School Voucher Ruling: “Not Unexpected; First Step In The Next Chapter Of The Struggle For School Choice & Religious Equality”
July 2002
July 10, 2002 OU Applauds Passage of Resolutions Protesting Anti-Semitism in Europe
July 9, 2002 OU Testifies at New York City Council Hearing - Supports Pro-Israel Resolutions
June 2002
June 27, 2002

OU Hails Hails Supreme Court Decision Upholding School Vouchers.

June 27, 2002 A Proclamation of Solidarity With Israel on this Day
of Shivah Asar B’Tammuz 5762
June 25, 2002 OU Applauds Senate Sponsors of Workplace Religious Freedom Bill; Hopes for Senate Action Soon
June 21, 2002 OU Hails Passage of New York Law to Protect Religious Observance & Expression In the Workplace; Applauds Leadership of Speaker Silver, Senator Bruno, Governor Pataki And Atty. General Spitzer
June 18, 2002 OU Applauds Senate Committee’s Favorable Action on Charity Assistance Legislation; Urges Full Senate to Act Quickly
June 12, 2002 OU Applauds Speaker Silver for Support of Couples Facing Infertility
May 2002
May, 2002

OU Marks Twentieth Anniversary of Captivity of Israeli MIAs Captured June 11, 1982 - Urges Implementation of Laws Mandating State Department Action

May 22, 2002 OU Disappointed In Court Ruling Striking New York’s “Kosher Laws”
May 20, 2002 OU Applauds Unified Congressional & Presidential Action to Support America’s Clergy; Community Represented at White House Signing of Parsonage Protection Law
May 15, 2002 OU Welcomes Introduction of Constitutional Marriage Amendment
May 15, 2002 OU/IPA Expresses Concerns to Congress Over Bill that Would Open Up Synagogues to Partisan Politics
May 6, 2002 A Proclamation of Solidarity With Jerusalem in the 35th Year of Reunification and in the 54th Year of the State of Israel
April 2002
April 30, 2002

OU Supports Bipartisan Bill Banning Human Cloning While Permitting Important Biotech Research

April 25, 2002 OU Supports Effort to Protect Religious Liberty In New York
April 24, 2002 OU Urges Increased Support of Israel Bonds
April 23, 2002 OU Shocked and Dismayed by Results of French Elections
April 17, 2002 OU Decries Federal Court Ruling Favoring Physician Assisted Suicide; “Atty. General’s Directive Was Correct Law & Policy
April 15, 2002 OU Condemns UN Vote - Criticizes European Endorsement
March 2002
March 14, 2002 OU Condemns Remarks by UN Secretary General
February 2002
February 19, 2002 OU Calls on U.S. Supreme Court to Uphold School Voucher Program
February 7, 2002 OU Applauds White House - Senate Effort To Support America’s Charities
February 4, 2002 OU Welcomes President's Education Tax Credit Proposal
January 2002
January 28, 2002 OU Supports Supports Cantor Initiative to End American Taxpayers' Support of Arafat
 

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