[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 53 (Tuesday, April 23, 1996)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E599]
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                       TRIBUTE TO STEPHEN FLATOW

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                            HON. DICK ZIMMER

                             of new jersey

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, April 23, 1996

  Mr. ZIMMER. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor Mr. Stephen Flatow, 
who will be the grand marshall of the Israel Independence Day Parade in 
Flemington, NJ, on Wednesday, April 24, 1996.
  Stephen has suffered a tragic loss--his 20-year-old daughter was 
killed in a bus bombing in the Gaza Strip last year. Alisa Flatow has 
gone to Israel to continue the religious studies that were so important 
to her and her Jewish faith when a suicide bomber drove his car into 
the bus carrying Alisa and other students to a vacation spot near the 
Red Sea.
  Although his loss was devastating and irreplaceable, Stephen Flatow 
has been able to help other families by giving speeches and attending 
events to talk about the tragic bombings that occur in Israel all too 
frequently and to raise money for the Alisa Flatow Memorial Fund to 
help send young Jews to Israel to continue their religious studies.
  Stephen will be the grand marshall at this parade to celebrate 
Israel's 48th birthday, to express Jewish solidarity with Israel, and 
to show support for the more than 1,000 people who have been injured or 
killed in terrorist attacks in Israel.
  I would like to take this opportunity to join the Jewish community, 
the parade participants and the members of the Flemington Jewish Center 
in honoring Stephen Flatow. His faith and courage have helped him 
through this tragedy and allowed him to educate and help others. He is 
well deserving of the honor to serve as grand marshall of the Salute to 
Israel Parade this week.

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