Press Releases

Posted on December 19, 1996 in Press Releases
OU Statement on TV Content Ratings

My name is Ben Dayanim and I am glad to be here today as the representative of the Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America, this nation’s largest Orthodox...

Posted on October 22, 1996 in Press Releases
OU Hails Passage of War Crimes Disclosure Act

The Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations today lauded Representative Carolyn B. Maloney’s (D-NY) resolution calling on U.S. government agencies to release information about individuals who committed Nazi war crimes....

Posted on September 25, 1996 in Press Releases
OU Concerned With Current Immigration Bill

The Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America today expressed its concern over the immigration reform bill approved yesterday by House and Senate conferees. The legislation, H.R. 2022, increases...

Posted on September 18, 1996 in Press Releases
Memory and Remorse: The Price We Pay

In an age of five second sound bites and quarter hours of fame, fresh news stories sour literally overnight. The Jewish People, however, are a nation of memory; realizing...

Posted on August 27, 1996 in Press Releases
OU DISAPPOINTED WITH KIRYAS JOEL RULING

The Orthodox Union is disappointed with yesterday’s ruling by the New York Appellate Division finding the re-creation of the Kiryas Joel school district unconstitutional. The 1994 law which re-created...