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In a few days the voters of Michigan will play a major role
in selecting the 1972 Democratic Presidential Nominee.
.. if you could get an
1,1e a e supporting Senator Huhert liturphley of Minnesota
honest secret vote by all
fur this nominatiiin. We do this beL.Illle we are impressed with
the members of the Sen-
the sincerity and deYotion with which Senator Humphrey has
ate on who is better
long championed the Causes w e believe in
qualified to be a strong
and effective President
than any of President
Nixon's other challeng-
ers, the chances are that
More major humanitarian legislation hears his name than
those of all the other candidates combined: Peace Corp,,
Medftare, Food for Peace. extended Social Security Benefits.
and the National Defense Loan Program which has helped
millions of students meet the rising cost of college education.
Hubert Humphrey
His experience encompasses both foreign and domestic
would run well ahead of
affairs. lie author i/ed the Nuclear Test Ban 'Treaty. He led the
Muskie or anybody else."
tight t4) create the United States Arms Control and Disarma-
lames Reston
Ness' York Times
,North
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1972
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ment Agency.
While many politicians today seem to thrive on playing
one ethmc or racial group against another, Senator Humphrey
has always believed in a pluralist America and has steadfastly
refused to curry favor with any group at the expense of
another. -
But What About Jewish Issues?
"The psalmist spe4ks of Jerusalem the rebuilt, as a city that is un
the reality of a ref:11'dt and united Jerusalem as the capital of the
Frankly , we feel it is an insult to Jewish voters to only talk to them about Israel or Soviet
Jewry. We feel that peace, compassion, healing the sick (where were the other contenders
when Hubert Humphrey led the lonely struggle to create Medicare?), feeding the hungry,
A few of the National jewist
teaching children, and racial harmony are all "Jewish issues"
honored Senator Hubert
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also. In fact, we helped introduce several of them to mankind
1949 — Bnai Brith
some 3,500 years ago.
1957— Hebrew UM,
Of course there are specific contemporary issued that we as
Doctorate
Jews have a special concern for. In these matters also Senator
1960 — Jewish :Vatic
Humphrey enjoys :I unique rec.prd which we deem worthy of
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Stephen TI
unstinting support.
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For a quarter century of public life Hubert Humphrey has
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1964 Yeshiva Uni
Honorary
been in the forefront of every struggle and ca se vital to
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Jewish interests, from working for the creation ( f the State
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of Israel to leading the Senate battle to sateguar the consti- 1
tutional rights of Sabbath observers.
Jerusalem. He has been and is the only
mat ir
Honorary
1965
lewi,h ;Von
American
political figure with the courage to speak out concerning
th e little
ll, hart rn, braver or more faithful foetid t ,
Jerusalem. The United States government, which was silent
and its people.
Sen. Hubert Humphrey when Jordanian troops desecrated the Old Ci y's Jewish
Quarter between 1948 and 1967, now condemn Israel's re-
unification of its most sacred city, and still refus:s to recog- ,
nine Jerusalem as capital of Israel. Senator Hurtjrphrey calls
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1965
State o: Isrc,
Numan F.
1967 American T
Council for
Humanitc:
1971 —Man of the
State of Art