Posts Tagged: Congressional Gold Medal
US Lawmakers Introduce Legislation Honoring Diplomatic ‘Heroes of the Holocaust’
Rep. María Elvira Salazar (R-FL) and Rep. Ritchie Torres (D-NY) on Friday introduced legislation to award the Congressional Gold Medal, the highest civilian award granted...
US House Reps Introduce Bill to Honor 101-Year-Old Nuremberg Trials Prosecutor With Congressional Gold Medal
A group of House members led by Rep. Lois Frankel (D-FL) introduced a bipartisan bill on Thursday to award Benjamin Ferencz — the last living...
House to Vote on Awarding Medal to Late Rabbi Who Saved Slovakian Jews During Shoah
JNS.org - The US House of Representatives is expected to vote this week on whether to posthumously award the Congressional Gold Medal—one of the nation’s highest...
Senators Introduce Bill to Award Posthumous Medal to WWII Vet Who Saved Jewish Soldiers in German POW Camp
JNS.org - Several senators have introduced a bill seeking to posthumously award the Congressional Gold Medal to Army Master Sgt. Rodrick “Roddie” Edmonds for his heroic...
Nearly 300 Co-Sponsors in House Vote to Award U.S. Congressional Gold Medal to Israel’s Shimon Peres
The U.S. House of Representatives on Monday voted to award the Congressional Gold Medal, the highest honor Congress can give civilians, to Israeli President Shimon Peres, Bloomberg...
