[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 21 (Tuesday, February 25, 1997)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E302]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        TRIBUTE TO PHILIP MORSE

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                           HON. PETER DEUTSCH

                               of florida

                    in the house of representatives

                           Tuesday, 25, 1997

  Mr. DEUTSCH. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to congratulate Mr. Philip 
Morse for being recognized by the American Associates Ben-Gurion 
University of the Negev for helping to establish a Chair for Clinical 
Studies in Rheumatology. Mr. Morse's vision, leadership, and enduring 
support as a businessman and as a philanthropist in the United States 
and abroad is a beacon for us all.
  Born in Poland in the 1920's, Mr. Morse was smuggled across the 
border of his homeland at the young age of 19 to escape the horrors of 
the Holocaust. By way of Sweden, Russia, Japan, and Seattle, he arrived 
in New York City in 1940 greeted by relatives he had never met. Philip 
Morse came to America penniless, alone and determined to pursue his 
dream of success and freedom. It was his creativity and wit that would 
help him become an extremely successful industrialist.
  Philip Morse's experience in repairs and reconditioning of machinery 
helped him to establish the Morse Electro Products Corp. where he first 
revolutionized the sewing machine. Soon after, he developed a way to 
transform the massive radio console into a compact stereo. His 
innovation was the most inexpensive way to build a personal stereo 
making it affordable for working America for the first time ever. 
Furthermore, he provided thousands of jobs for workers by setting up an 
assembly line to manufacture the compact stereo at industrial parks in 
New York, Texas, and California.
  In addition to his business success, Mr. Morse is committed to 
support Judaic causes. Several times a year he travels to Israel to 
promote the Zionist movement and encourage business development in 
Israel. Through his own personal interest and painting experience, he 
established a business in Israel that reproduces serigraphs and 
lithograph paintings of young and unknown artists. Today, he is 
acknowledged throughout Israel for his commitment to education at 
yeshivas and at the Ben-Gurion University.
  Mr. Morse remains active in the Jewish community in south Florida as 
a founder and distinguished member of the board of directors for the 
Aventura-Turnberry Jewish Center and as a member of Hashomer Hazair.
  I wish Philip the best on receiving this prestigious recognition from 
the Ben-Gurion University of the Negev. I know he will continue to be 
an effective voice for business development and for the Jewish 
community in south Florida and in Israel.

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