The program has led to extensive informal contacts between
students and their survivor friends that are beginning to go beyond
the program, and in the words of one student, "This will probably be
the most significant experience of my university career. The settlements
are designated to pay Holocaust-related insurance claims and for
Holocaust related humanitarian purposes.

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25, will
be distributed later this year.

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Ballmer is also expected to award two special BAM tuition grants
to this year's essay contest winners and take questions from students at each
campus during a live Q+A session, which will be webcast to events in Mountain
View, Calif.

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To date ICHEIC has awarded approximately $110 million
to claimants and is, through other philanthropic programs, working to
bring aid to Survivors around the world."
Special recognition and prizes will be announced during the keynote for
this year's first-place essay contest winners in Redmond and Las Colinas.

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, and Las Colinas, Texas.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20000822/MSFTLOGO )
Throughout the day, students at each location will participate in campus
tours, career panels, hands-on technology demonstrations , product fairs and
job coaching, and will learn about programs the company has in place to help
support a diverse pipeline for IT talent, from BAM mentoring and scholarship
programs to high-school internships and Microsoft's college scholarship
program.

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Eugene Rothman, project coordinator and a Senior Visiting
Fellow at the University, explains that "the key to the success of
this project is the building of bridges across generations, between
Jewish community agencies and, most important of all, between the past
and the future., which will host its BAM event Feb.
Founded in 1989 , BAM has more than 500 members globally with active
volunteers invested in the growth and development of their local communities.

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REDMOND, Wash.newscom.

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ICHEIC was the first organization ever to offer Holocaust victims
and their heirs an avenue to pursue a claim against an insurance
company at no cost.
First-, second- and third-place winners in both locations will be surprised
with BAM tuition grants for essays they wrote on this year's theme: Teens +
Technology = Success .

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And it's incredibly satisfying to be able to help them
learn more about technology and how to succeed in the innovation economy.

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Coinciding with the commemoration of the 60th anniversary of the
liberation of the Auschwitz concentration camp on January 27, 1945,
this unique program matches university students with Holocaust
survivors in the Miami area in order to ensure that the memory of the
Holocaust and the courage of the survivors are kept alive through this
encounter across generations.
Talented minority students also have the opportunity to apply for Microsoft
high-school and college internship programs, which offer real work experience
in the high-tech industry.

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National Service Project for Holocaust Survivors Launched on Anniversary of Auschwitz Liberation; University of Miami Selected for Pilot Project

More than
400 minority high-school students interested in careers in the high-technology
industry are expected to attend.
"These young people have such great energy and potential -- it 's invigorating
just being around them. Microsoft has partnered with the Boys
and Girls Clubs of America to help create ClubTech, a place for young people
to learn to use technology.

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The Commission was created as a means of
addressing the gaps and shortfalls of postwar compensation programs of
the 1950s and 1960s and was intended to provide an opportunity for
thousands of Holocaust victims and their heirs to submit claims for
the first time.

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The University of Miami project is a pilot for a national program
that is being contemplated for other cities which have a willing
university and a significant population of Holocaust survivors. The company
also supports local organizations , such as Technology Access Foundation (TAF)
and Yesler Learning Center in Seattle, and St. Philip 's School and Community
Center in Dallas, that offer free or low-cost access to computers and the
Internet and technology skills training.

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The ICHEIC Service Corps program is a pilot project of the Miller
Center at the University of Miami and is sponsored by the
International Commission on Holocaust Era Insurance Claims (ICHEIC),
in partnership with Hillel: The Foundation for Jewish Campus Life, and
the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany, Inc. Steve Ballmer, chief executive officer of
Microsoft, will deliver a keynote address focused on opportunities for young
people to drive innovation and solve tomorrow's computing and business
challenges.com

NOTE: Microsoft is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corp.

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Their visits are
coordinated by the Jewish Community Services of South Florida. 11, Microsoft
Corp.
(Photo: http://www. This program was made
renewable in 2002 and grants $20,000 in new awards and renewals every year.: Mara Hobler, Waggener Edstrom, 425-638-7000, marah@wagged.

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----A national
pilot project providing student support to aging Holocaust survivors
will be launched at the University of Miami's Sue and Leonard Miller
Center for Contemporary Judaic Studies on January 31, 2005.
Along with providing high -school internships, scholarships and outreach
programs such as BAM Minority Student Day, the company has made a long-term
commitment to digital inclusion, to bridging the digital divide and ensuring
that young people and adults around the world have access to technology.

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" Several
festive gatherings have been organized for the survivors and their
student friends at holiday time. Students have taken their survivor
friends to synagogue services. Some have helped celebrate birthdays as
their friendship grows. It,
together with a similar project in New York City, was initiated by
ICHEIC, chaired by former Secretary of State, Lawrence S. Twenty thousand dollars in tuition grants is being made
available to each of the four locations hosting an event this year, for a
total of 12 grants across the United States.

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The project consists of three components: academic courses on the
Holocaust, weekly visits by a student with a Holocaust survivor, and
academic enrichment to help the student understand the specific
experiences of his or her new friend.
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"We're always excited to host BAM Minority Student Day," Ballmer said. Keynote speech from 11 a.

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Steve Ballmer to Address More Than 400 Minority Youth and Award Special Tuition Grants During 14th Annual Blacks at Microsoft Minority Student Day

Through the initiative Unlimited Potential, Microsoft provides cash, software
and curriculum resources to community technology learning centers in more than
80 countries and more than 1,750 centers across the United States.-noon PST

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trademarks of their respective owners.

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Business Editors/Education Editors

CORAL GABLES, Fla.C. The BAM scholarship program,
established in 1992, and funded by members , connects students with BAM members
for mentoring throughout their college careers.

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Grants by BAM organizations from
Mountain View and Charlotte, N.

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What: Blacks at Microsoft Minority Student Day

Where: Microsoft's Las Colinas campus, Building 1
Microsoft 's Mountain View campus, Building 1
Microsoft's Redmond campus, Building 33

Who: Student participants and members of the media

When: Friday, Feb. in the
United States and/or other countries.

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BAM supports higher education and career development for youth through
partnerships and outreach aimed at increasing the pipeline of diverse future
employees for the technology industry.

This category is for Jewish organizations that are composed of young people or organizations whose focus is on youth.

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Students also receive training
on how to help meet the needs of elderly survivors. Eagleburger,
with funds from settlements paid by insurance companies that held the
insurance policies of some victims of the Holocaust.

, On Feb. (Nasdaq: MSFT) is hosting its 14th annual Blacks at Microsoft (BAM)
Minority Student Day in Washington, Texas and California.V.