. >>> good morning and welcome back to mosaic, and i am rabbi eric weiss, and we have a wonderful and dynamic conversation with rabbi doug kahn, the executive director of the jewish community relations council, and in honor of his retirement from the jewish relations council, and we open up with a beautiful picture of you at the rally, and what was that picture? >> that was a human rights rally with the interface leaders and san francisco, jc rc has been concerned about the international human rights abuse. it is what it meant for the world to be silent during the holocaust, and feeling that when other genocides are massive civil rights issues are perpetrated, whether in bosnia and kosovo, we have an obligation to speak out. >> over the course of your tenure at the jc rc, what are some of the highlights for how you have seen the civic engagement in the community?>> that is a good word, highlights, and i will tell you a few that stand out. one is being so involved in the soviet movement, to free the soviet jewish people, and rallies weekly in front of the soviet -- consulate in san fra