[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 139 (Friday, September 8, 1995)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E1748-E1749]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                       IN HONOR OF SIMON KONOVER

                                 ______


                          HON. ROSA L. DeLAURO

                             of connecticut

                    in the house of representatives

                       Friday, September 8, 1995
  Ms. DeLAURO. Mr. Speaker, today I have the pleasure of joining Israel 
Bonds and more than 80 other community leaders from Connecticut who 
have come to Washington to honor Simon Konover. Mr. Konover has been 
chosen to receive the New Life Award, an award given to Holocaust 
survivors. The New Life Award honors those who have built a new 
existence for themselves after having endured the tragedies of the 
Holocaust. A small statue of a silver fist grasping the flame of 
freedom, the New Life Award recognizes the indomitable human spirit of 
Holocaust survivors and remember the 6 million Jews who perished in 
Nazi labor camps. On this 50th anniversary year of the liberation of 
Europe, it is fitting that the award be presented to Simon Konover, who 
emerged from the dark shadows of his 

[[Page E 1749]]
own Holocaust experience, to forge a bright future for himself, his 
family, and the Jewish people.
  Simon Konover has dedicated his life to the cultural renewal of the 
Jewish people and the State of Israel. A tireless community servant and 
a good friend, I can think of no better person to receive Israel Bond's 
New Life Award. Simon, his wife Doris, and their four children reside 
in Hartford, where they attend Beth El Temple. Simon has volunteered 
much of his time toward the betterment of the Jewish community. Simon's 
tremendous motivation stems from his personal Holocaust experience.
  A survivor of the labor camps in Poland and Siberia, who also fought 
in the battle of Stalingrad, Simon has championed numerous Jewish and 
civic causes. He is the past president of the Jewish Federation of 
Greater Hartford, the Greater Hartford Israel Bond Campaign, and the 
Connecticut Society of Yad Vashem, an honorary life member of the 
Greater Hartford Jewish Community and the Hebrew Home and Hospital. 
Simon held the national vice-chairmanship of the United Jewish Appeal 
in 1987-88, is an overseer at the Jewish Theological Seminary, a 
director of American Organization for Rehabilitation and Training for 
immigrants from Israel, and a member of the Israel Bond's President's 
Club. As a founder of the Holocaust museum, Simon raised and 
contributed a significant amount of money to complete this much needed 
historical archive for people from all over the world.
  I would like to extend my warmest congratulations to Simon Konover 
for his endurance and his perseverance on behalf of the Jewish 
community and the people of Israel. This well deserved award could only 
be presented to a man like Simon Konover who has constantly worked to 
enhance the lives of the Jewish community and the people of Israel.


                          ____________________