[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 1 (Tuesday, January 7, 1997)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E4]
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                      TRIBUTE TO MURIEL GOLDHAMMER

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                            HON. BOB FILNER

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, January 7, 1997

  Mr. FILNER. Mr. Speaker, today, I rise to honor the outstanding 
contributions of Muriel Goldhammer to the community of San Diego and to 
the entire southern California region.
  Muriel Goldhammer, a native San Diegan, is now retired and is 
planning to reside parttime in Israel, beginning on January 14, 1997. 
Before she makes this move, it is fitting that she be recognized for 
her work in Jewish community relations, in health issues, and in 
political and civic activities in San Diego, CA.
  Before her retirement, Muriel served as director of urban affairs at 
the University of California, San Diego Extension and as faculty at the 
School of Public Administration at San Diego State University. She is 
the author of several publications on public policy issues.
  She is currently serving on the steering committee of the San Diego 
Area Resource Center and on the past presidents council of Hadassah of 
southern California; on the institutional review board of the 
Children's Hospital and Health Center; and on the board of directors of 
the American Jewish Committee.
  She was formerly president of the California Southwest Region of 
Hadassah and a member of their national board. She was the founder and 
former president of the San Diego chapter of Parents of North American 
Israelis, as well as executive vice president of their international 
board of directors and international convention chair. Muriel was 
founder and chair of the San Diego Zionist Council, which from 1948 to 
1958 set up a speakers' bureau on issues of concern to Israel and sent 
several non-Jewish civic leaders on study tours to Israel.
  She has also been deeply involved in health issues, serving on the 
Coordinating Council for Education in the Health Sciences; as president 
of the Comprehensive Health Planning Association for San Diego, 
Imperial, and Riverside Counties; and the board of directors of the San 
Diego Mental Health Association; and on the Governor's advisory board 
of the San Diego Treatment Center for the Mentally Ill.
  As a member of the political and civic community of San Diego, Muriel 
served as president and on the board of directors of the League of 
Women Voters in San Diego and California; on the civil rights committee 
of the National League of Women Voters; on the boards of directors of 
the National Conference of Christians and Jews and the San Diego Urban 
League; on the United Way allocations committee; on the Mayor's 
committee on uniform hearing procedures; and on the blue ribbon 
committee on restructuring the San Diego Convention and Visitors' 
Bureau.
  Mr. Speaker, these worthy contributions by such an intelligent, 
dedicated, and motivated woman were recognized by the celebration of 
``Muriel Goldhammer Day'' on January 5, 1997, an event sponsored by the 
Point Loma Hadassah and Hadassah Southern California.
  It is truly fitting that the House of Representatives join in this 
recognition, and I appreciate the opportunity to call attention to the 
life-long work of Muriel Goldhammer toward making this world a better 
place.

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