[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 106 (Thursday, July 18, 1996)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E1317-E1318]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




            TRIBUTE TO JOYCE EISENBERG-KEEFER AND MEL KEEFER

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                          HON. HENRY A. WAXMAN

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, July 18, 1996

  Mr. WAXMAN, Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me in 
recognizing Joyce Eisenberg-Keefer and Mel Keefer for their 
extraordinary charitable activities.
  Joyce Eisenberg-Keefer, president and administrator of the Ben B. and 
Joyce E. Eisenberg Foundation, is a leader in efforts to improve the 
quality of life of the elderly, youth, and cancer victims.
  In 1993, she established the Joyce Eisenberg-Keefer Breast Center at 
St. John's Hospital and Health Center, a comprehensive center for the 
study and treatment of breast cancer that sees 10,000 patients each 
year.

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  Joyce Eisenberg-Keefer is also a leading contributor to the John 
Wayne Cancer Institute, Wellness Community, the Weizmann Institute of 
Science, and the Jewish Homes for the Aging.
  Joyce Eisenberg-Keefer's philanthropy does not stop at our national 
border. She has contributed millions of dollars to Israel Tennis 
Centers, which allows children develop friendships and learn to work 
together through play. She built the Eisenberg Kindergarten in Tel 
Aviv, has denoted mammography equipment to the Shaare Zedek Hospital, 
and funds a medical fellowship program in cardiothoracic surgery at 
UCLA for doctors from Hadassah Hospital.
  In addition to all of these enormous contributions, Joyce Eisenberg-
Keefer actively supports numerous other organizations, including the 
Anti-Defamation League, United Jewish Fund, Israel Bonds, the Los 
Angeles Music Center, and the National Diabetes Foundation.
  We owe a great debt of gratitude to Joyce Eisenberg-Keefer and Mel 
Keefer. I ask my colleagues to join me in saluting them for their great 
achievements and in wishing them happiness and success in all future 
endeavors.

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