[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 57 (Wednesday, May 11, 1994)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
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                     HONORING RABBI LOUIS BERNSTEIN

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                         HON. GARY L. ACKERMAN

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, May 11, 1994

  Mr. ACKERMAN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to call the attention of my 
colleagues to the lifetime accomplishments of Rabbi Louis Bernstein, 
who was honored on May 2 by the members of Mizrachi-Hapoel Mizrachi for 
his outstanding leadership to the world Zionist community.
  Rabbi Bernstein is a truly dedicated and compassionate individual, 
whose achievements attest to his desire to assist people in fulfilling 
themselves. He is the past president and chairman of the Vaad Hapoel, a 
rabbi and professor of Bible at Yeshivah University, a published author 
and essayist, and a member of the Jewish Agency Executive.
  Within the broad spectrum of activities he conducts, Rabbi Bernstein 
is most noted as a teacher. He has led and educated his congregation, 
Young Israel of Windsor Park, in Queens County, NY, and has shared his 
insights and keen intellect with a generation of students at Yeshivah 
University as well. His widely respected views on regional and world 
events have served to make his newspaper columns and his publications a 
ready source of knowledge relating to American-Israeli affairs.
  Rabbi Bernstein's distinct and effective leadership has been 
recognized by his colleagues, who have given him the unique honor of 
electing him to three terms as head of the Rabbinical Council of 
America.
  Mr. Speaker, I ask all my colleagues in the House of Representatives 
to join me now in honoring Rabbi Louis Bernstein for his lifetime 
achievements in building a more humane and compassionate world.

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