[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 131 (Monday, September 19, 1994)]
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                    TRIBUTE TO RABBI PHILIP HOROWITZ

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                          HON. ERIC FINGERHUT

                                of ohio

                    in the house of representatives

                       Monday, September 19, 1994

  Mr. FINGERHUT. Mr. Speaker, as we celebrate the Jewish new year, I 
invite the Members of the House of Representatives and all people 
across our country to join with me and the people of the 19th District 
of Ohio to honor a dedicated educator and supporter of the Jewish 
community, Rabbi Philip Horowitz. Rabbi Horowitz recently annnounced 
his retirement as the senior rabbi at Congregation Am Shalom in Mentor, 
OH, where he served for 7 years.
  Rabbi Horowitz was ordained 40 years ago. However, he was serving as 
a Jewish educator long before then. His first job was as a teacher at 
the Young Men's Hebrew Association in Queens, NY. He then moved to 
Yonkers, NY, where he continued teaching.
  We first welcomed Rabbi Horowitz to the Cleveland area when he 
accepted the position of associate rabbi at Fairmount Temple. He then 
served at Brith Emeth before becoming senior rabbi at Congregation Am 
Shalom.
  During his rabbinical career, Rabbi Horowitz never stopped sharing 
his knowledge, insights, and questions of the Jewish faith. He taught 
at John Carroll University for 10 years, as well as serving as a 
scholar in Krakow, Poland.
  Rabbi Horowitz's impact on Jewish education is illustrated through 
his achievement of the honor of rabbi emeritus, and by the fact that 19 
of his students went on to become rabbis.
  Mr. Speaker, while we reflect upon the history of the Jewish people 
during the beginning of this new year, let us also be mindful of the 
contributions of one man, Rabbi Philip Horowitz, a scholar and teacher, 
dedicated to his faith.

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