[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 139 (Friday, September 8, 1995)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E1750-E1751]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


               THE EXCELLENT WORK OF ROFEH INTERNATIONAL

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                           HON. BARNEY FRANK

                            of massachusetts

                    in the house of representatives

                       Friday, September 8, 1995
  Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts. Mr. Speaker, for several years now I've 
had the very distinct honor of sharing with my colleagues a description 
of the excellent work done by ROFEH International, sponsored by the New 
England Chassidic Center, at Beacon Street in Brookline, MA. Both of 
these important institutions are led by Grand Rabbi Levi Horowitz, 
known reverently by many as the Bostoner Rebbe. In addition to 
maintaining a vibrant and important institution for Jewish worship, 
Rebbe Horowitz and his colleagues do excellent work in the field of 
health. The Rebbe himself is recognized as an authority in the field of 
medical ethics, and he and those who work with him do a great deal to 
help support first rate medical care and to make it widely available to 
people who would otherwise not be able to benefit from it. This year, 
on November 12, Rebbe Horowitz and many others will join in a dinner in 
which they celebrate the important work that they do, and honor those 
who have played a major role in that work.
  Two men in particular will be honored for the work they have done 
through ROFEH to benefit others. The 1955 Man of the Year is Milton B. 
Gray, who has a long family relationship, and is a staunch supporter of 
the New England Chassidic Center.
  Mr. Milton B. Gray was born in Fort Kent, ME, and moved to 
Dorchester, MA, at an early age, where he attended the Boston public 
schools, graduating from Boston English High. He attended Northeastern 
University for 1 year after which he enrolled at the Bentley School 

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of Accounting, evening branch, graduating in 1941.
  Mr. Milton B. Gray worked part time through junior high, school and 
college in a variety of endeavors, ranging from selling soda in the 
stands at Braves Field and Fenway Park, to employment at the firm of 
Morse and Nizel, CPA and with the U.S. Navy Department in Quincy, MA. 
In 1943, he enlisted in the U.S. Navy, and was assigned to the South 
Pacific. In 1948, he became a partner in the firm of Gray, Gray, and 
Gray, CPA.
  Mr. Gray is a member of the Massachusetts Society of CPA; the 
American Society of CPA; Life member of the Temple Emeth's board, and 
past president of their Parents Teachers Association; Life member 
Massachusetts Cystic Fibrosis Foundation and past board member. In 1970 
he was instrumental in the organization of Chug Aliyah working with 
David Roizenblit, the Israeli shalliach, at that time.
  Milton and Shirley Gray, originally from Bridgeport, CT have been 
married for 49 years and have three married children and nine 
grandchildren.
  Joining Mr. Gray as an honoree is Dr. John E. Hall who will receive 
the coveted Harry Andler Memorial Award.
  Dr. John E. Hall was born in Saskatoon, SK, Canada. He attended the 
University of Saskatchewan, McGill University, and received his 
F.R.C.S. from the Royal College of Surgeons, Canada; and his F.A.C.S. 
from the American College of Surgeons.
  Dr. Hall is one of the world's leading orthopaedic surgeons. He is 
the former orthopaedic surgeon-in-chief, Children's Hospital, Boston, 
MA; Associate in Orthopaedics, Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston, 
MA; associate in orthopaedics, New England Baptist Hospital, Boston, 
MA, Dr. Hall is professor of orthopaedic surgery, Harvard Medical 
School, Boston, MA.
  Dr. Hall holds and has held such positions as associate surgery, 
University of Toronto; president of medical staff, Ontario Crippled 
Children's Center, Ontario; chairman, medical advisory board, 
Prosthetic Research and Development Unit, Ontario Crippled Children's 
Center, Ontario; appointed chief of division of orthopaedic surgery, 
Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto; and chief of clinical services, 
department of orthopaedic surgery, Children's Hospital Medical Center, 
Boston.
  Dr. Hall is a member of the Canadian Orthopaedic Association; the 
Pediatric Orthopaedic Society; Examiner for the American Board of 
Orthopaedic Surgery; he is past president of the Pediatric Orthopaedic 
Society and of the Medical Staff, Children's Hospital, Boston, MA.
  Dr. Hall is author and co-author of over 100 articles that have been 
published in leading medical journals and books.
  Dr. Hall lives in Brookline, MA with his wife Frances and is a 
devoted father of 7 children.
  Mr. Speaker, I am proud to share with my colleagues and the country 
the record of this excellent organization and the biographies of the 
two men they so justly honor.


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