[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 142 (Tuesday, October 21, 1997)]
[Senate]
[Page S10902]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                       TRIBUTE TO CARMEN WARSCHAW

 Mrs. BOXER. Mr. President, I rise today to honor and 
congratulate Carmen Warschaw on receiving the 1997 Heart of Gold Award 
from the Medallion Group of the Cedars-Sinai Medical Center.
  Through the years, Ms. Warschaw has shown her commitment to the 
people of Los Angeles, and to the people of California. She has served 
her community with pride and dignity. I commend her on a job well done, 
and an honor richly deserved.
  Ms. Warschaw has served on many governing boards and commissions, 
including the California Fair Employment Practices Commission, the 
National Council of Women, the California State Board of Social 
Welfare, the Los Angeles County Election Security Commission, and the 
1996-97 Los Angeles County Blue Ribbon Budget Task Force. She is 
currently an active member of the State Central Commission of 
California.
  Ms. Warschaw has also served as a delegate to the Democratic National 
Convention, chairperson of the Jewish Community Relations Committee, 
and National Vice Chairperson of the Anti-Defamation League. She has a 
long tradition of supporting the arts: She was president of the Los 
Angeles County Art Museum, a founder of the Civic Light Opera, and a 
board member of the Truman Library Institute. In 1968, she was a 
recipient of the prestigious Los Angeles Times Woman of the Year Award.
  In addition to these accomplishments and activities, Ms. Warschaw is 
a mother of two and a grandmother of three.
  There are many heroes among us: Men and women who, like Ms. Warschaw, 
give something back to the world in which they live. They inspire and 
move us. We may not always know their names, nor recognize their faces, 
but their goodwill lives on in every life they touch. Their 
selflessness and courage is an example to us all.
  I congratulate Carmen Warschaw once again, for her years of 
dedication and hard work on behalf of her city, her State, and her 
country. She is a true hero, and I salute her.

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