Euroasian Jewish News

The 1st International Conference "Doctors Against Terrorism" / Support by the EAJC. USA, New York, April 6-7, 2003.

On April 6-7, 2003 in New York there was the First International Conference "Doctors Against Terrorism", organized under the auspices of World Congress of Russian Jewry (WCSJ). The preliminary stage of the Conference had passed 2 months before in Jerusalem.
To take part in the Conference, visitors from Austria, Israel, Russia and the Ukraine arrived. The token event of it became the participation in the forum of a well-known children's doctor Leonid Roshal, who was saving hostages during acts of terrorism.
The Euro-Asian Jewish Congress (EAJC), alongside with the WCRJ, the Russo-American Fund (RAAF) and Coney Island hospital of New York supported the initiative of convocation the Conference.
Head of the EAJC's Department for Public Relations and MASS-MEDIA Roman Spektor attended the Conference and wished its participants successful work and congratulated them on behalf of Alexander Machkevich, the ЕАJC President and Michael Chlenov, the EAJC Secretary General.
The Conference was opened and conducted by the leader of Russian-speaking physicians of New York, Professor Igor Branovan. At the same time, the bulk of the organizational effort was fallen to the WCRJ Executive Director for Northern America Leonid Bard.
The Conference was welcomed by members of the US Congress Anthony Winner and Gerald Nadler, Head of Brooklyn Marty Markovitz, member of the Assembly of the State of New York Adel Cohen, staff member of the General Consulate of Israel in New York David Nekrutman, the Sokhnut's representative Ronny Winnikov. President of the RAAF Marina Kovalev read the salutatory address of the Mayor of New York Michael Bloomberg.
Organizers of the Conference noted the help of volunteers from the Jewish community of Starret-City (the President – Malka Budilovskaya), Bukharian Jewry, JCRC, "The New Russian Word" newspaper and "National Wave" radio station. To the address of the forum, congratulations from Jewish organizations of Moldova, Kazakhstan, Armenia, etc. also arrived.
Much interest was caused by the concept of professional medical opposition to consequences of terror, as stated by L. Bard.
Results of the Conference were reflected in the General Resolution (see Appendix) and in the Report on establishing a new international movement "Doctors Against Terror". Together with the Conference participants, the movement enlisted more than 60 doctors from Moldova, Kirghizstan, Belarus, Czech Republic, Armenia, Germany, Kazakhstan, cities of Israel and Russia, etc.
Appendix: