[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 54 (Tuesday, May 5, 1998)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E757]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                TRIBUTE TO RICHARD AND BARBARA ROSENBERG

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                           HON. BRAD SHERMAN

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                          Tuesday, May 5, 1998

  Mr. SHERMAN. Mr. Speaker, I rise to pay tribute to Richard and 
Barbara Rosenberg for their outstanding commitment to strengthening the 
Jewish community in the Conejo Valley and for their support of the 
State of Israel. They will be awarded the Builders of Freedom Award in 
recognition of their dedication.
  We are told in the Talmud that ``He who does charity and justice is 
as if he had filled the whole world with kindness.'' For over 18 years 
Richard and Barbara have been dedicated members of Temple Etz Chaim, as 
well as social activists in the Jewish community. They have each worked 
to improve our community.
  Barbara has served the Temple on the Board of Directors as Vice 
President of Ways and Means, Social Action and currently Youth 
Activities. She also holds positions on the Membership, Ways & Means 
and Religious Education Committees.
  An avid supporter of education, Barbara has served on the Board of 
the Los Angeles Hebrew High School for the past three years. There she 
has worked to solidify the Jewish community through a Jewish 
Federation/Valley Alliance sponsored ``Mitzvah Day.'' This program has 
brought other Conejo Valley congregations and Jewish organizations 
together for service to the community. During her two years as 
president of the Religious School Parent Volunteer Group, Barbara was 
instrumental in its reorganization so that it could better make a 
difference in the community.
  Richard has served on the Temple Board as Vice President of 
Development, and was actively involved in both the building process and 
the solicitation of funds for the new building. He has served on the 
Men's Club Board, has been an active participant in many of its 
programs from picnics to sukkah building and has labeled, sorted and 
mailed the temple bulletin for almost 18 years.
  We are told in the Talmud that ``When you teach your son you teach 
your son's sons,'' and both Richard and Barbara Rosenberg have taken 
that commitment to education seriously. In addition to their work to 
fortify the Jewish community as a whole, they have also raised their 
children with a love of Judaism and a commitment to ``make a 
differnce'' in the world. They are strong supporters of the State of 
Israel and have traveled there on several occasions. For their work 
they have been awarded the Builders of Freedom Award.
  Mr. Speaker, distinguished colleagues, please join me in paying 
tribute to Richard and Barbara Rosenberg. Their dedication to charity 
and the strengthening of community makes them role models for us all.




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