Letter from Pamela Cohen and Linda Opper (Highland Park, Ill.) to Chic Hecht (Washington, D.C.), June 17, 1986

1724 First Street ? Highland Park, IL 60035 ? 312^133-0144 CHAIR VIEN Pamela B. Cohen Marillvn Tall man VICE-CHAIRMEN Hetty tie l,eeuwe Linda Opper EDUCATIONAL LIAISON Bettv Kahn COMMUNITY LIAISON Renee Kahn LECJAL ADVISORS FOR RERJSENIK AFFAIRS Harvey Bamett. Chaimian MEDICAL MOBILIZATION Dr. Murray Sal/.man. Chairman ADVISORY BOARD EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE CHAIRMEN Richard Janger Roliert Mednick ADVISORY HOARD Lorel Aharbanell. Fast Chaimian Joseph D Anient. Tax Counsel Cecelia and Irving Ap|x;ll>aum Richard and Carole Boron Charles II. Braun. Counsel living and Tihey Braun Bahhi Allan Bregman Rabbi Neil Brief Leonard R. Cohen Larry and Merle Cohen Al de leeuwe Dr. Ceorge (ilauberman Sue Hara Larry J. Hochberg Dr. Llovd Hyman Lois .1 anger Scott and Lynn Kane Francene Kaplan Rabbi William lebeau Barbara Lerman Valerie l-ewis Prof. Harry and Malka I jpkin Susan Mednick Mitchell K. Morris William and Phyllis Neiman Aid. Martin and Bonnie Oberman Ronald B Opper Sherry Feller Carol Fort Dr. Carlos Rizowv Martin and Nancy Rosenfeld Nathan Boseristone Susan Bothschild Edith Salzman Dawn Schuman Rabbi Mark and Hanna Shapiro Nathan Shapiro Dr. Mark Slutsky Alan and Joan Sohn Sheila Spaeth Stuart and Gloria Taussig HONORARY BOARD Hon. John B. Anderson Chicago Board of Rabbis Hon. Tom Corcoran Hon. Fhilip Crane Dr. Malcolm Derrick Hon. Ldward J Derwinski Hon Alan J Dixon Hon Richard J. Durbin Rabbi Eric Friedlantl Rabbi Hillel (iamoran Sister Ann Gillen Hon. Henry J. Hvde Prof. John Juergensmever Howard Koven Dr. Andre M l.acocque Rabbi Robert J Marx Mrs. Newton Minow Norval Morris Father John T. Pawlikowski Hon Daniel Pierce Hon. John E. Porter Mrs. A.N. Pritzker Rabbi Arnold Rachlis Rabbi Robert D. Schreibman Dr. David Wolf Silverman Rabbi Mordecai Simon Rabbi Sholom A. Singer Joel Spravregen Governor James R. Thompson Sister Margaret Traxler Mayor Harold Washington Dr. David Weinstein Rabbi David William Weiss Rabbi Carl Wolkin Hon Sidnev R. Yates The active voice of Soviet Jewry since 1972 * g JON 19 AM 7' if June 17, 19 86 Honorable Chic Hecht 302 Hart Senate Office Bldg. Washington, D.C. 20510 Dear Senator Hecht: On behalf of Yasha Gorodetsky and all the Refuseniks, we thank you for your generosity in meeting with us last week. We know how busy you are, and we appreciate that you realized the importance of speaking with Yasha and hearing what he has to say. We thank you and hope to see you again soon. Very Sincerely, ( Pamela Cohen Linda Opper a member of the Union of Councils for Soviet Jews