[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 145 (Friday, October 7, 1994)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
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[Congressional Record: October 7, 1994]
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                       TRIBUTE TO WILLIAM SHAPIRO

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                            HON. HERB KLEIN

                             of new jersey

                    in the house of representatives

                        Friday, October 7, 1994

  Mr. KLEIN. Mr. Speaker, I rise to pay tribute today to an outstanding 
citizen of Passaic, NJ, as he retires as executive director of the 
Congregation Adas Israel.
  Mr. Shapiro has dedicated 30 years of service to the synagogue and 
has committed half a century to the community at large. Through his 
diverse activities, Mr. Shapiro has touched countless people and has 
helped improve the quality of life in northern New Jersey.
  In addition to serving as the executive director at Congregation Ada 
Israel, Mr. Shapiro has served as president of the Passaic Hebrew 
Independent Benevolent Association, secretary of the Passaic-Clifton 
Chapter of the Mizrachi, and financial secretary of Congregation Chevra 
Thilim. Mr. Shapiro has also been instrumental by his role in 1948 as a 
founding member of the Keyman Organization, the fundraising arm of the 
Jewish Community Center, the predecessor of the Jewish Federation of 
Greater Clifton-Passaic.
  Despite his retirement, Mr. Shapiro will continue to be active. 
Currently, Mr. Shapiro is the commissioner of the Passaic Housing 
Authority. He also plans to remain busy with the Jewish Federation, the 
B'nai Brith, the Daughters of Miriam, Hillel Academy, Beth Israel 
Hospital, and other organizations.
  Mr. Shapiro's career has earned him well-deserved recognition. He has 
been honored by the religious Zionists of America, Yeshiva University, 
and along with his wife, Lillian, has been twice honored by Hillel 
Academy.
  I am honored to join Mr. Shapiro's family and Congregation Adas 
Israel in saluting him for proving how much hard work can accomplish. 
Mr. Shapiro has been a role model to everyone, I thank him for his 
unrelenting energy.