[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 26 (Thursday, February 29, 1996)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E251]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                 B'NAI B'RITH TO HONOR PAULINE FRIEDMAN

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                         HON. PAUL E. KANJORSKI

                            of pennsylvania

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, February 29, 1996

  Mr. KANJORSKI. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to bring to the attention of 
my colleagues the accomplishments of Ms. Pauline Friedman who will 
receive the Seligman J. Strauss Lodge's highest honor, the Community 
Service Award. Ms. Friedman will be honored at the Lodge's 52d Annual 
Lincoln Day Dinner.
  The Community Service Award is presented each year to one outstanding 
citizen who, by his or her leadership and dedication on behalf of 
humanity, has made a valuable contribution to the betterment of 
community living. Pauly Friedman, with her many accomplishments, 
certainly meets the criteria for this award. She serves on the boards 
of the Family Service Association of Wyoming Valley, the Ethics 
Institute of Northeastern Pennsylvania, Interfaith Council of Penn 
State University Wilkes-Barre Campus, and St. Vincent DePaul Soup 
Kitchen. In addition, Pauly serves the Jewish Community Center of the 
Wyoming Valley, the Joint Committee of the Scranton Catholic Diocese, 
and the Jewish Community to Advance Jewish-Catholic Dialogue as a board 
member. She is also a member of the Wilkes University Council and the 
King's College Council.
  Ms. Friedman founded the League of Home Health Services and the 
Friends of Family Services. She also served as the president of many 
leading community service organizations including the Visiting Nurses 
Association of Greater Pittston, Home Health Services of Luzerne 
County, Family Services Association of the Wyoming Valley, Pennsylvania 
Council of Family Service Agencies, Home Care Management of Luzerne 
County, and the Art Gallery of College Misericordia.
  Pauly has served on the board of trustees of Temple Israel and on the 
boards of the Junior Leadership of Wilkes-Barre, Jewish Home of Eastern 
Pennsylvania, Salvation Army of Greater Pittston, and the Broadway 
Theater of Northeastern Pennsylvania. She was a member of the Penn 
State University Alumni Council and served as the vice president of the 
United Way of Wyoming Valley and the Northeastern Pennsylvania 
Philharmonic. She also chaired the women's division of the United 
Jewish Appeal Campaign and was secretary of the Luzerne/Wyoming 
Counties Mental Health Care organization.
  Mr. Speaker, I have had the distinct pleasure of working with Pauly 
on her most recent project--her effort to bring better health care to 
the children of Eastern Europe. Ms. Friedman organized physicians who 
took their knowledge and medical supplies to Eastern Europe to help the 
young people of the region. Pauly then founded a nonprofit foundation 
to continue this noble work.
  Mr. Speaker, we do not often get the chance to honor someone with 
such strong experience in volunteerism. Her spirit of commitment to her 
community is legendary in the Wyoming Valley.
  Pauly Friedman has a deep understanding of the values that have made 
our country the greatest nation in the world. It is obvious to all who 
know her that she believes giving of oneself is the greatest gift of 
all. We in northeastern Pennsylvania extend our deepest appreciation to 
Pauline Friedman for a lifetime of commitment to improving the quality 
of life of the citizens of her community.

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