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ference — workers and people who
were in the camp," said Genya
Markon, associate director of interna-
tional programs for the U.S.
Holocaust Museum. "They were able
to help us identify more; this helped
us piece together more of the story."

A Final Year

President Bill Clinton has been using
the New Year's lull to set out his
domestic priorities for the final 12
months of his presidency. And his to-
do list is winning praise from several
Jewish leaders, although others say
there's more hype than substance.
Near the top of Clinton's list: new
hate crimes legislation, which is a pri-
ority for some Jewish groups.
Last year the Hate Crimes
Prevention Act was stripped from a
major appropriations bill by
Republican leaders, who objected to
the measure's inclusion of sexual pref-
erence. Jewish groups vowed to
redouble their efforts this year.
Few new domestic initiatives are
likely to make it through the
Republican-controlled Congress in a
year dominated by the elections and
another brutal budget battle, Jewish
activists believe.
Having the president make hate
crimes a priority "could make the dif-
ference — if a way is found to pack-
age this as a non-partisan initiative,"
said Richard Foltin, legislative direc-
tor of the American Jewish
Committee.
The White House also unveiled
proposals for increased funding for
civil rights enforcement — including
enforcement of existing hate crimes
statutes.
On gun control, the White House
will seek $280 million to beef up
enforcement of existing gun control
laws. That will boost the number of
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and
Firearms agents and enable the hiring
of up to 100 additional prosecutors to
focus on gun cases.
The American Jewish Congress,
which has made much stronger gun
control measures a top priority, praised
the initiative as a good "first step." But
one Jewish activist warned that the pres-
ident's proposals are "little more than a
regurgitation of last year's proposals.
"We won't see any real progress
until policy makers get the nerve to
take much bolder steps in terms of
registration and licensing," said the
activist. But with elections in the off-
ing and the National Rifle Association
stronger than ever, that boldness is
not likely to surface in 2000. ❑

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