[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 62 (Wednesday, May 18, 1994)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
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[Congressional Record: May 18, 1994]
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                 HONORING KINGSBRIDGE CENTER OF ISRAEL

                          HON. ELIOT L. ENGEL

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, May 18, 1994

  Mr. ENGEL. Mr. Speaker, it is with great pleasure that I recognize 
today the 60th anniversary of Kingsbridge Center of Israel, the first 
synagogue established in the Riverdale-Kingsbridge area.
  What started as a small gathering of 12 families in a rented 
storefront in 1934 eventually grew to be a vital part of hundreds of 
people's lives. For six decades, the members of the Kingsbridge Center 
have served their neighbors and fellow Jews. For example, the 
Kingsbridge Center once sponsored refugees from Nazi Germany, and now 
its members are busy helping emigres from the former Soviet union. At 
its peak, the Kingsbridge Center had more than 200 students in its 
religious school.
  The constant has always been the Torahs, and the ideals and history 
they represent. It is a credit to the leaders and members of the 
Kingsbridge Center of Israel that they have kept these traditions 
alive. I commend them for their dedication and wish them success as 
they continue into the future.

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