[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 139 (Wednesday, October 8, 1997)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1965]
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                     TRIBUTE TO DAVID H. GOLDSTEIN

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                            HON. IKE SKELTON

                              of missouri

                    in the house of representatives

                       Wednesday, October 8, 1997

  Mr. SKELTON. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to say a special word in 
tribute to David H. Goldstein, who has served as executive director of 
the Jewish Community Relations Bureau/American Jewish Committee of 
Greater Kansas City since 1972. Goldstein, an expert in community 
relations, is celebrating his 25th anniversary as executive director.
  A native of Cleveland, OH, Goldstein began his career in public 
relations by earning a bachelor's degree in sociology from Case Western 
Reserve University and a master's degree in education from Butler 
University. After college, Goldstein went to work for the Anti-
Defamation League of B'nai B'rith in New England. He then took a post 
at the Jewish Community Relation Council in Indianapolis. While at that 
job, Goldstein designed one of the earliest Head Start programs. Head 
Start is a program designed to prepare underprivileged children for 
school, and Goldstein became its first director in Indianapolis. Later, 
Goldstein went on to direct a Head Start program in Washington, DC, and 
then to work in fair housing at the Federal Department of Housing and 
Urban Development before coming to Kansas City to head the JCRB.
  While at his post in Kansas City, Goldstein has helped coordinate a 
working relationship between the Jewish community and the community at 
large. Other major areas of Goldstein's involvement have centered 
around fostering good relations with the African-American community, 
fighting anti-Semitism, and working for freedom for Soviet Jewry.
  Goldstein is a member of the board of directors of the Kansas City 
chapter of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference and a life 
member of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored 
People. He has served on the boards of the American Civil Liberties 
Union and the Urban League, and was cochairperson of the Kansas City, 
MO Human Rights Commission.
  Mr. Speaker, for 25 years David H. Goldstein has served the people of 
the Kansas City area with pride and honesty. I am certain that the 
Members of the House will join me in paying tribute to this great 
American.

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