(Washington Post-Jewish Virtual Library) Adam Bernstein - Former U.S. Rep. Stephen J. Solarz, 70, a Brooklyn Democrat, died on Nov. 29. A reliable supporter of Israel over the years, he negotiated agreements for easing restrictions on Syrian Jews and enabled Jewish women living in Syria, where there was a shortage of eligible Jewish men, to join the Syrian Jewish community in Brooklyn.
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