[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 79 (Monday, June 7, 1999)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1144]
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 IN HONOR OF MR. AND MRS. ABRAHAM ZUCKERMAN ON THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF 
                   THEIR ARRIVAL TO THE UNITED STATES

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                          HON. ROBERT MENENDEZ

                             of new jersey

                    in the house of representatives

                          Monday, June 7, 1999

  Mr. MENENDEZ. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize Mr. Abraham 
Zuckerman and his wife, Mina, as they prepare to celebrate the 50th 
Anniversary of their emigration to the United States.
  Fifty years ago, Mr. and Mrs. Zuckerman left behind the degradation 
of the Nazi regime and the loneliness and disdain of the displacement 
camps and headed to America to start a new life--one without bitterness 
and without hatred.
  The Zuckerman's relocated to New Jersey and raised their family, 
which has now grown to three children, eight grandchildren, and one 
great-granddaughter. The Zuckerman's flourished in their new homeland 
but they have continued to bear witness to the horrors they endured 
during the Holocaust.
  Mr. Zuckerman's commitment to bearing witness to the honest and 
truthful portrayal of the Holocaust has spanned a lifetime. He has made 
it his quest to educate people about both the atrocities and the 
heroism of the era. Mr. Zuckerman has been dedicated to honoring the 
memories of the 6 million Jews who perished in the Holocaust, including 
countless friends and relatives, as well as honoring the memory of the 
man to whom he says he owes his life--Oskar Schindler.
  Well before Oskar Schindler was a household name, Mr. Zuckerman had 
been personally responsible for the renaming of more than 20 streets in 
the State of New Jersey after the German industrialist and remarkable 
humanitarian. In fact, Mr. Zuckerman committed his tory to prose in a 
truly extraordinary and captivating book, ``A Voice in the Chorus: 
Memories of a Teenage Saved by Schindler.''
  In addition, Mr. Zuckerman is a founding member of the United States 
Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, DC, a member of the Executive 
Committee of the Holocaust Research Center at Kean College in New 
Jersey, and is the President of the Jewish Education Center of 
Elizabeth, New Jersey.
  Mr. and Mrs. Zuckerman have overcome unimaginable obstacles and they 
have done it with love, compassion, understanding, and, most 
importantly, hope. For these tremendous accomplishments, I ask that you 
all join me in honoring Mr. and Mrs. Zuckerman on this momentous 
occasion.

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