#aae? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4 ,r4
 #bgdj  ,,an ,,act  ,to po/hum\sly aw>d 
a ,congressional ,gold ,m$al to ,rabbi  
,mi*oel ,b] ,weissm&l 9 recognition ( 8 
acts ( valor dur+ ,_w ,w> ,,ii4  #a4    
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,rabbi ,mi*oel ,b] ,weissm&l            
,congressional ,gold ,m$al ,act ( #bjag4
  #b4 ,f9d+s ,congress f9ds ! foll[+3   
7#a7 ,rabbi ,mi*oel ,b] ,weissm&l 0 born
 9 ,hung>y on ,octob] #be1 #aijc1 lat]  
mov+ to ,slovakia to /udy "u ,rabbi     
,%umel ,dvoid ,ung> 9 ,nitra4  7#b7     
,dur+ 8 "t 9 ,nitra1 he quickly became a
 s5ior figure )9 ! local ,jewi%         
community & ,ye%iva4  7#c7 ,weissm&l 0  
responsible = "s ( ! d>+ ef=ts to save !
 ,jewi% p ( ,slovakia f ! ,holocau/1 :i*
 include ! e/abli%m5t ( a ,work+ ,gr\p1 
an und]gr\nd organization t rais$ funds 
to negotiate ransom ) ,g]man &          
,slovakian (ficials 9 ord] to delay mass
 deportations4  7#d7 ,dur+ ! ,nazi      
regime1 ,weissm&l us$ 8 contacts f      
,engl& to obta9 visas1 becom+ "o ( !    

fir/ to actively protect p ( ,jewi%     
ance/ry 9 ,europe4  7#e7 ,weissm&l also 
wrote telegrams to g5]ate aw>5ess ( !   
,jewi% p's plight & enc\rag$ o!r        
/rategic approa*es to /op ! ,holocau/1  
includ+ ! bomb+ ( railroad tunnels to   
prev5t ! transportation ( p]sons to     
conc5tration camps4  7#f7 ,weissm&l     
e/abli%$ a ,work+ ,gr\p--a wide v>iety (
 p f diff]5t political & ideological    
spectrums--^: common goal 0 to save p f 
! ,f9al ,solution4  7#g7 ,! ,work+ ,gr\p
 0 "o ( ! fir/ to docum5t 9 writ+ !     
acc\nts ( ,aus*witz ,escapees 9 a       
docum5t widely ref]r$ to z ! ,aus*witz  
,protocols4  7#h7 ,weissm&l himself lat]
 translat$ ! initial docum5tation f     
,g]man to ,hebrew & includ$ a widely    
kn[n add5dum t plead$ = action4  7#i7   
,weissm&l wrote ! fir/ kn[n appeal = !  
use ( ,alli$ air res\rces to disrupt !  
,holocau/4  7#aj7 ,9 #aidb :5 ,slovakia 
/>t$ deportation = resettlem5t1 ,rabbi  
,weissm&l 0 ! fir/ to in=m ! ,work+     
,gr\p t p 7 be+ murd]$ & n s5t to "w z  

orig9ally claim$4  7#aa7 ,rabbi         
,weissm&l also play$ an in/rum5tal role 
9 ,solomon ,s*o5feld ,k9d]transport     
rescue1 help+ save hundr$s ( lives4     
7#ab7 ,rabbi ,weissm&l came to ,am]ica &
 9 #aide imm$iately got to "w to e/abli%
 a home & ,ye%iva = ,holocau/ survivors4
 ,! ,ye%iva ( ,nitra he e/abli%$ 9 ,m\nt
 ,kisco1 ,new ,york1 0 ! fir/ ,ye%iva   
campus 9 ,am]ica & became & example t   
o!r in/itutions foll[$4  7#ac7 ,rabbi   
,weissm&l has significantly influ5c$ !  
fl\ri%+ communities ( ,talmudic s*ol>s 9
 ,brooklyn1 ,new ,york1 & g5]ally across
 ! ,unit$ ,/ates4  #c4 ,congressional   
gold m$al  7a7 ,pres5tation au?oriz$ ,! 
,speak] ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives & ! 
,presid5t pro tempore ( ! ,s5ate %all   
make appropriate arrangem5ts = !        
pres5tation1 on behalf ( ,congress1 ( a 
gold m$al ( appropriate design1 to      
,rabbi ,mi*oel ,b] ,weissm&l 9          
recognition ( 8 acts ( valor dur+ ,_w   
,w> ,,ii4  7b7 ,p>ticipation by         
,weissm&l ,committee ,= ! purpose ( !   

pres5tation ref]r$ to 9 subsection 7a71 
! ,speak] & ,presid5t pro tempore %all  
ensure t ! ,weissm&l ,committee may     
accept ! m$al on behalf ( ,mi*oel ,b]   
,weissm&l4  7c7 ,design & /rik+ ,= !    
purpose ( ! pres5tation ref]r$ to 9     
subsection 7a71 ! ,secret>y ( !         
,treasury 7h]e9aft] 9 ?is ,act ref]r$ to
 z ! ,secret>y7 %all /rike a gold m$al )
 suitable emblems1 devices1 &           
inscriptions to be det]m9$ by !         
,secret>y4  7d7 ,transf] ( ,m$al ,aft]  
,pres5tation ,foll[+ ! pres5tation ( !  
gold m$al 9 honor ( ,mi*oel ,b]         
,weissm&l "u subsection 7a71 ! gold m$al
 %all be giv5 to ,samuel ,dovid         
,weissm&l or1 %\ld he n be pres5t1 to   
,rabbi ,m5a*em ,meir ,weissm&l4  #d4    
,duplicate m$als ,"u su* regulations z !
 ,secret>y may prescribe1 ! ,secret>y   
may /rike & sell duplicates 9 bronze ( !
 gold m$al /ruck pursuant to section #b 
at a price suffici5t to cov] ! co/ ( !  
bronze m$als 7includ+ labor1 mat]ials1  
dies1 use ( ma*9]y1 & ov]head exp5ses7 &

 ! co/ ( ! gold m$al4  #e4 ,national    
m$al  7a7 ,national m$al ,! gold m$al   
/ruck "u ?is ,act is a national m$als = 
purposes ( *apt] #ea ( title #ca1 ,unit$
 ,/ates ,code4  7b7 ,numismatic items ,=
 purposes ( sections #eacd & #eacf (    
title #ca1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 all     
m$als /ruck "u ?is ,act %all be consid]$
 to be numismatic items4  ,pass$ ! ,h\se
 ( ,repres5tatives ,novemb] #ac1        
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