[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 139 (Thursday, September 29, 1994)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
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[Congressional Record: September 29, 1994]
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                      TRIBUTE TO CANTOR HANS COHN

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                           HON. ANNA G. ESHOO

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, September 29, 1994

  Ms. ESHOO. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor Cantor Hans Cohn of 
Temple Beth Jacob in Redwood City, CA, in the 14th Congressional 
District. This year he celebrated his last High Holiday services as 
cantor with this remarkable congregation as he prepares for his coming 
retirement.
  Hans Cohn has served Temple Beth Jacob, the oldest Jewish 
congregation in San Mateo County, for 30 years. He is renowned for his 
remarkably beautiful voice, great skill as a teacher, and genuine 
compassion as a spiritual leader. Succeeding generations of 
congregation families have benefited from his wisdom, instruction, and 
longstanding devotion to Temple Beth Jacob.
  The life of Hans Cohn is a portrait in courage. A native of Germany, 
he lost most of his relatives in the Holocaust and as a boy was himself 
held in a refugee camp in China. Toward the end of his career, this 
great singer has battled throat cancer with amazing tenacity. Despite 
this illness, Cantor Cohen was with his congregation this year for High 
Holiday services, leading the choir.
  Mr. Speaker, throughout his extraordinary career, Cantor Hans Cohen 
has inspired his congregation not only with the beauty of his voice but 
also with the passion of his spirit. I urge my colleagues to join me in 
saluting this blessed man of faith, this gifted teacher, and his 
shining example of courage.

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