[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 148 (Wednesday, November 30, 1994)]
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[Congressional Record: November 30, 1994]
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               TRIBUTE TO SHELDON AND DR. MIRIAM ADELSON

  Mr. REID. Mr. President, it is with great pleasure that I rise today 
to recognize two distinguished members of the southern Nevada 
community, Sheldon and Dr. Miriam Adelson. On December 11, Sheldon and 
Miriam will be recognized by the State of Israel as this year's 
recipient of the distinguished Israel Peace Medal.
  Sheldon Adelson is a classic example of the Horatio Alger hero: The 
son of a poor immigrant family, Sheldon hawked newspapers on a Boston 
street corner as a young boy, and at the age of 16 bought his first 
business. Through hard work, determination, and ingenuity, he became an 
outstanding success and, in 1972, started The Interface Group, a 
company specializing in trade show events.
  Recognizing the rapidly expanding development of computer technology, 
Sheldon and his partners developed COMDEX, an international exhibition 
of computer equipment and software held in Las Vegas that draws almost 
200,000 attendees each year. Since then, Sheldon's company purchased 
the famous Las Vegas Sands Hotel and Casino and built the Sands 
Convention Center, the largest, privately owned convention site in the 
world. He is currently involved in fostering trade, manufacturing, and 
international business opportunities in Israel.
  His wife, Dr. Miriam Adelson, has an equally distinguished 
professional background. Dr. Adelson received her bachelor of science 
degree in microbiology and genetics at Hebrew University in Jerusalem, 
served as a biological scientist in the Israeli Army, and graduated 
magna cum laude from the Sackler Medical School at Tel Aviv University.
  In 1980, she was named chief physician of the Sourasky Medical 
Center's emergency room, and she has become an expert on drug abuse and 
the treatment of drug addicts. Dr. Adelson currently serves as director 
of the Adelson Drug Abuse Treatment and Research Clinic, the first such 
center in Israel that operates in a hospital setting.
  Together, Sheldon and Miriam have been dedicated advocates for the 
State of Nevada and the nation of Israel, devoting countless hours and 
resources to worthy causes in both places. They represent what is good 
and kind and generous in our country. There are thousands of people 
throughout the world who have benefited from their talents and 
assistance, and many more who will never know that Sheldon and Miriam 
were their benefactors.
  I am proud to have Sheldon and Miriam Adelson as my friends and to 
tell the U.S. Senate and the American people of their accomplishments. 
I join all Nevadans in wishing the Adelsons shalom and every other good 
thing on this important occasion.

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