[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 138 (Thursday, September 7, 1995)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1733]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


               SIMON KONOVER RECEIVES THE NEW LIFE AWARD

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                        HON. BARBARA B. KENNELLY

                             of connecticut

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, September 7, 1995
  Mrs. KENNELLY. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute to the 
remarkable life of a remarkable man, my constituent, Simon Konover. He 
will be honored on September 8 with a ceremony at the Holocaust Museum 
and the presentation of the New Life Award.
  Simon Konover is a survivor of the labor camps of World War II and 
the battle of Stalingrad. Yet after enduring the worst that humanity 
can do, he came to the United States and created a new life--one 
dedicated to the best that humanity can do. His service to 
Connecticut's Jewish community and to the city of Hartford are all but 
legendary. Simon Konover has served as chairman of the Jewish 
Federation of Greater Hartford, the Greater Hartford Israel Bond 
Campaign, and the Connecticut Society for Yad Vashem. He is an Honorary 
Life Member of the Greater Hartford Jewish Community Center and the 
Hebrew Home and Hospital, and also serves on the boards of Mount Sinai 
Hospital, Hartford Hospital, and the Institute for Living. There is 
probably not a civic organization in Hartford or in the State of 
Connecticut that has not been assisted by Simon Konover.
  It is particularly fitting that Simon will receive this award at the 
Holocaust Museum, since he has worked tirelessly for its creation. In 
doing so, he has given us a precious gift-the gift of memory. In this 
50th anniversary year of the liberation of Europe, I am proud to join 
with Simon's wife, Doris, his children, Jane, Michael, and Steven, and 
his hundreds of friends and admirers to pledge that we will never 
forget.


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