[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 21 (Tuesday, February 25, 1997)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E300-E301]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                   TRIBUTE TO YAKOV AND SYLVIA YELLIN

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                         HON. HOWARD L. BERMAN

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, February 25, 1997

  Mr. BERMAN. Mr. Speaker, I am honored to pay tribute to Yakov and 
Sylvia Yellin, who this year are recipients of a special award from 
Shaarey Zedek congregation in north Hollywood. As members of the 
congregation, the Yellins have taken the lead in the construction of a 
new building at Shaarey Zedek, which is the largest Orthodox shul in 
the San Fernando Valley. Indeed, Yakov Yellin recently completed a 
highly successful 2-year term as synagogue president.
  Yakov's dedication to Shaarey Zedek is no surprise; he is a rabbi who 
spent 5 years as head of a congregation in San Jose, CA. He also spent 
nearly 2 years as Post Jewish Chaplain at the U.S. Army Base at Fort 
Sill, OK. Shaarey Zedek is fortunate to have someone of such stature in 
its congregation.
  Sylvia Yellin, the child of Holocaust survivors, has a similar 
commitment to Orthodox Judaism. She attended Hillel Academy elementary 
school in Denver and graduated from Esther Schoenfeld High School in 
Brooklyn. She has served on several synagogue boards, and headed the 
chaplain's wives' club at Fort Sill.

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  Somehow the Yellins are able to balance their commitment to Shaarey 
Zedek Congregation with full professional lives and parental 
responsibilities. Yakov is vice president-counsel at the Walt Disney 
Co., a job that requires his intimate involvement in all aspects of 
litigation. He has also traveled around the world lecturing on ethical 
standards and legal compliance matters. For her part, Sylvia is vice 
president of Adams Speciality Shop.
  The Yellins have five children, who range in age from 10 to 24, one 
grandchild and another on the way.
  I ask my colleagues to join me today in saluting Yakov and Sylvia 
Yellin, whose spirituality, selflessness, and devotion to family is an 
inspiration to us all.

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