[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 55 (Wednesday, May 6, 1998)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E769-E770]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




  PRAISE FOR MS. ELEANOR EPSTEIN, SPRING HONOREE OF THE UNITED JEWISH 
                  APPEAL OF BERGEN COUNTY, NEW JERSEY

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                         HON. STEVE R. ROTHMAN

                             of new jersey

                    in the house of representatives

                         Wednesday, May 6, 1998

  Mr. ROTHMAN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor a truly generous and 
caring woman in my community in Bergen County, New Jersey--Ms. Eleanor 
Epstein of Englewood Cliffs. Eleanor Epstein has carved a place for 
herself as an energetic and forceful advocate for children and the 
elderly. She appreciates her heritage and understands that being part 
of a community is about giving others a hand up so that each of us has 
the tools to succeed.
  This month, Ms. Epstein is being honored by the United Jewish Appeal 
for her many years of outstanding service to the community. Her list of 
accomplishments leave no doubt of her position as the consummate 
community leader. She helped found the United Jewish Community Center 
on the Palisades while also serving on the Women's Division of the 
former United Jewish Fund of Englewood, New Jersey, the United Jewish 
Appeal's Dor L'Dor Society and as a Ruby Lion of Judah.
  Through these organizations, she reached out to the entire community, 
providing family activities, support, and aid to the entire citizenry 
of North Jersey. It is through the passions and drive of people like 
Eleanor Epstein that empower hometowns across America to evolve beyond 
simple houses and businesses into vibrant, caring communities. She 
brings with her an enormous strong civic pride and a deeply ingrained 
sense of service and concern for fellow human beings that spreads to 
all those with whom she comes in contact.
  Ms. Epstein learned the value of community and service from her 
parents during her childhood in Brooklyn, New York. From those strong 
spiritual and family roots, she not only gave to the community, she 
dedicated herself to a strong marriage of 50 years to her husband 
Edward, another devoted and beloved figure in our community. Together 
they raised four loving, caring and equally philanthropic sons who have 
given them eleven grandchildren that they cherish beyond words.
  Mr. Speaker, all of this being said, I wish to take a moment and wish 
Ms. Epstein all the

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best and continued success with her endeavors in Bergen County. A 
simple `thank you' can not convey what our entire community owes to Ms. 
Epstein; however, I hope that all of my colleagues have individuals in 
their respective districts like Eleanor Epstein because it is people 
like her that make the United States of America a more caring, safer 
and more wonderful place to live.

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