[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 63 (Tuesday, May 4, 1999)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E854-E855]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    TRIBUTE TO RABBI ABRAHAM KELMAN

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                         HON. ANTHONY D. WEINER

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                          Tuesday, May 4, 1999

  Mr. WEINER. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to invite my colleagues to pay 
tribute to Rabbi Abraham Kelman on his being honored by the Rabbis and 
Congregations of Flatbush and Vicinity on the occasion of their Annual 
Breakfast on behalf of the Ezras Torah Charity Fund.
  Rabbi Abraham Kelman is an eighth generation Rabbi in his family, a 
tradition which is continued today by his son, Rabbi Lieb Kelman. The 
Kelman family has traditionally been involved in Chinuch and community 
activities as a means of helping those who are unable to help 
themselves.

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  Before coming to New York, Rabbi Kelman was a Rabbi in Toronto for 
nine years. He received Smicha in Toronto, as well as a B.A. and M.A. 
in Oriental Languages from the University of Toronto. In addition, 
Rabbi Kelman was a chaplain in the Canadian army during World War II.
  Rabbi Abraham Kelman is the founder and Dean of Bnos Leah Prospect 
park Yeshiva. Since it's founding in 1952, the school has provided 
thousands of youngsters with a strong secular and Jewish education. 
Thanks to the dedicated efforts of Rabbi Kelman, Bnos Leah Prospect 
Park Yeshiva has seen its enrollment rise to more than 1,300 students. 
He is also the Rabbi of the Yeshiva Congregation of Prospect Park.
  Rabbi Abraham Kelman is the author of a number of books such as 
``Prospectives on the Parsha.'' He was instrumental in organizing the 
Prospect Park Nursing Home, a nonprofit facility in the Flatbush 
section of Brooklyn dedicated to meeting the needs of our senior 
citizens.
  Rabbi Abraham Kelman has long been known as an innovator and beacon 
of good will to all those with whom he has come into contact. Through 
his dedicated efforts, he has helped improve my constituents' quality 
of life. In recognition of his many accomplishments on behalf of my 
constituents, I offer my congratulations to Rabbi Abraham Kelman on the 
occasion of the Rabbis and Congregations of Flatbush and Vicinity's 
Annual Breakfast on behalf of the Ezras Torah Charity Fund.

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