[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 59 (Thursday, May 2, 1996)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E702-E703]
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                         HONORING ROGER TILLES

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                         HON. GARY L. ACKERMAN

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                         Thursday, May 2, 1996

  Mr. ACKERMAN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to join with my colleagues 
and the members of Temple Beth-El of Great Neck, as they gather on the 
weekend of May 10 and 11, 1996, to pay tribute to their president, 
Roger Tilles.
  The son of former Temple President Gilbert Tilles, Roger's devotion 
to Temple Beth-El stems from his childhood. In fact, his good work 
began early on when, as a teenager, he was president of the Junior 
Temple Club.
  However, Mr. Speaker, it is his charitable contributions that have 
been most noteworthy. Roger has been chair of the Temple's social 
action, building, and grounds and development committees. In 1985, he 
was elected a Temple trustee, eventually going on to become vice 
president and president of Temple Beth-El. Roger has long been a 
champion of family values, and he has utilized his tradition of 
leadership in this regard. To name but a few of these beneficial 
organizations, he was instrumental in launching the Beth-El Connection, 
a program dedicated to welcoming new families into the congregation, as 
well as the Family Life Program, a group devoted to strengthening the 
Jewish family.
  In fact, Roger's philanthropic activities extend far beyond the scope 
of the Jewish community to encompass the many faces of Long Island. He 
has been an active member of the Association for a Better Long Island. 
Furthermore, Roger has consistently been a strong supporter of the 
arts. It is his love of education and culture that led to the 
construction of the Tilles Center at Long Island University's C.W. Post 
campus.
  Mr. Speaker, Roger Tilles has come to symbolize the American spirit 
of voluntarism and generosity. I ask all my colleagues to rise with the 
grateful people of the Fifth Congressional

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District in extending to Roger Tilles the highest accolades of 
appreciation and admiration.

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