January 9, 2008 in New York City "Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ), a 14-term congressman, received AJC's Soviet Jewry Liberty Award for his role on behalf of Soviet Jews as a member of the Helsinki Commission and a strong advocate for Soviet Jewish refuseniks. Indeed, letters from former refuseniks expressing gratitude to the congressman were read at the event." -American Jewish Committee Press Release, 1/10/08
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