[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 83 (Monday, June 27, 1994)]
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[Congressional Record: June 27, 1994]
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            IN RECOGNITION OF DAVID T. CHASE OF CONNECTICUT

  Mr. LIEBERMAN. Mr. President, I rise today to honor a close friend 
and one of Connecticut's leading citizens, Mr. David T. Chase. Few 
people have as impressive a record of professional accomplishment and 
community service as David Chase. It is indeed fitting that he has been 
selected by the Joint Commission on the American Promenade in Israel as 
a Founding Father from the State of Connecticut.
  The United States and Israel enjoy a strong and productive 
relationship because of our historic ties and our common political, 
economic, and cultural values. Ours is a relationship of two great 
democracies which understand the importance and need to maintain a 
vibrant and open strategic partnership. The people of Israel are 
building a national park called the American Promenade at the gateway 
to the city of Jerusalem as an expression of the warm friendship which 
flourishes between our two countries. The park will consist of 50 
marble, 20-foot high monuments to exhibit the flags and official seals 
of each of the States, as well as a United States-Israel Friendship 
Botanical Garden. A stainless steel time capsule containing historical 
documents and materials will be buried 25 feet below each State's 
monument and these will be opened in the year 2048 at the celebration 
of Israel's 100th anniversary.
  In addition to the names of the current Governor and U.S. Senators, 
each State obelisk will have permanently inscribed on it the name of an 
outstanding person from that State who has been designated a Founding 
Father. David T. Chase has been chosen from the State of Connecticut 
for this honor in recognition of the leadership role he has played in 
strengthening the United States-Israeli relationship. This is an honor 
which David deserves.
  David Chase was born on May 6, 1929, in Poland. At the age of 14, he 
was placed in a concentration camp. He escaped from Auschwitz during a 
forced death march and immigrated to the United States with the 
assistance of the United Jewish Appeal. David moved to Hartford, CT, to 
pursue his education where he attended both Hillyer College and the 
University of Connecticut. In 1952, he established Chase Enterprises in 
Hartford, where he remains chairman and chief executive officer.
  David's memberships and affiliations are numerous. He is the chairman 
of the board of the Rabbinical College of America and Machine Israel 
Development Fund and a founder of the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum 
and the David T. Chase Free Enterprise Institute at Eastern Connecticut 
State University. In addition, he belongs to the board of the Polish 
Investment Agency in Warsaw, Poland. David is affiliated with the 
Hartford Ballet, Hartford Arts Council, Greater Hartford Chamber of 
Commerce, Juvenile Diabetes Foundation, Greater Hartford Jewish 
Federation and Community Center, Chabad House of Greater Hartford, and 
Connecticut Opera, among many other organizations. His honorary degrees 
include a doctor of laws from the Rabbinical College of America, doctor 
of laws from the University of the District of Columbia, and doctor of 
humane letters from Eastern Connecticut State University.
  The American Promenade is a testament to the strength of the 
relationship between the United States and Israel and it has been 
embraced by Americans and Israelis alike. It is with great pride that I 
recognize David Chase as the designated Founding Father from 
Connecticut. He is a man of strength and integrity who has overcome 
hardship to achieve the success he has today. The Joint Commission of 
the American Promenade in Israel is to be commended for its choice of 
David T. Chase as Connecticut's Founding Father for the American 
Promenade and David is to be congratulated for this well-earned honor.

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