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| | Jewish Standard Rothman, Menendez boost Fry stamp (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06) |
 | | Two area members of Congress, Rep. Steve Rothman (D-N.J., 9th Dist.) and Sen. Robert Mendendez, are formally calling for a commemorative stamp to honor Varian Fry, a hero of the Holocaust who grew up in Ridgewood. |
 | | Rothman’s June 22 resolution enumerated Fry’s "heroic but sometimes unlawful actions on behalf of the refugees, including securing false visas, planning daring escape routes through the mountains of southern France, illegally chartering ships to transport refugees out of the country, and exchanging funding for these operations on the fl market." |
 | | Bob Decheine, Rothman’s chief of staff, said in a telephone interview from Washington on Tuesday that five members of Congress had already signed on as cosponsors of the resolution — and then he was interrupted by a phone call announcing a sixth cosponsor, Rep. Tom Lantos (D-Calif., 12th Dist.). |
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