[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 42 (Wednesday, March 17, 1999)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E453-E454]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                       TRIBUTE TO CHARLES MANDEL

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                        HON. FRANK PALLONE, JR.

                             of new jersey

                    in the house of representatives

                       Wednesday, March 17, 1999

  Mr. PALLONE. Mr. Speaker, on Thursday, March 25, the Highland Park 
Conservative Temple and Center will present the coveted Chaver Award 
for exemplary community service to Mr. Charles J. Mandel. This is a 
richly deserved honor, and I am proud to join in paying tribute to Mr. 
Mandel for his tireless service to the temple and to our community.
  Mr. Mandel, known as Charlie to his many friends, has certainly left 
his mark on the temple, both in terms of the physical facility, as well 
as in his service to temple community. He can frequently be seen with a 
screwdriver or a hammer or a tape measure in his ``golden hands.'' But 
Charlie Mandel's fingerprints go far deeper. He has been affiliated 
with the Highland Park Conservative Temple and Center since 1953. After 
officially joining the temple in 1955, he was appointed Gabbai, and 
continues in that position to this day as Senior Gabbai. He was elected 
to the Temple Board of Trustees in 1955, and continues to serve on the 
board where he has also held the posts of recording secretary and 
financial secretary. In recognition of his loyalty and commitment, he 
was granted honorary life membership to the Board of Trustees, a 
position held by only four other people.
  Mr. Mandel has been active on the Religious Committee, House 
Committee, Bazaar Committee, and has had the unique experiences of 
serving on the Rabbinical Search Committees for both Rabbi Yakov 
Hilsenrath and Rabbi Eliot Malomet. In addition, he was Chairman of the 
``Special Fundraising Committee'' for 40 years.
  Charles Mandel was born in Jersey City, where he graduated from 
William L. Dickson High School in 1936. He then went on to Rutgers 
University and received a bachelor of science degree in ceramic 
engineering in 1938. He served as plant manager and ceramic engineer 
with the Willett Company for

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42 years. Following his retirement, he is continuing in his 
professional capacity as a consulting engineer for New Jersey Porcelain 
Company and Lenape Products Company in Trenton, NJ.
  Mr. Mandel is a member of the New Jersey Ceramic Association, the 
Highland Park Committee on Aging and the Rutgers Alumni Association. 
Married to the former Gussie Siegel for over 58 years, they are the 
proud parents of three children and four grandchildren. Dr. Matthew 
Mandel, an endodontist, is married to Lynn and the father of Alexander. 
Their daughter, Madeline Crass, a school teacher, is the mother of 
Scott. Robert Mandel, a businessman, married to Rayne, is the father of 
Levi and Benjamin.

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