[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 84 (Tuesday, June 15, 1999)]
[Senate]
[Page S7034]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                   TRIBUTE TO HENRY AND MARILYN TAUB

 Mr. LAUTENBERG. Mr. President, I rise today to pay tribute to 
two very close friends, Henry and Marilyn Taub in honor of the June 15, 
1999 dedication of the Henry and Marilyn Taub Science and Technology 
Center Faculty of Computer Science. This state-of-the-art facility, 
located at the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology in Haifa, 
Israel, will be one of the largest computer science facilities in the 
world. It is only the most recent example of the Taubs' contributions 
to education. They have had a long history of philanthropic activity.
  As Henry Taub's long-time business associate, I witnessed the Taubs' 
extraordinary commitment to the Technion. They established both the 
Taub Loan Fund, which aids faculty members in the Electrical 
Engineering and Computer Science Faculties, as well as the Henry Taub 
Prize for excellence in research. And their support helped the 
Institute establish the Morris and Sylvia Taub Computer Center. These 
outstanding contributions to Israel's top technology institution are 
but one example of the Taubs' commitment to Israel's strength and 
independence through science and learning.
  They have helped students keep pace with technological advances in 
this century and have helped make Technion one of the leading 
technology centers for the next century.
  It has been one of my life's most rewarding experiences to have 
worked with Henry and his brother Joseph. We shared successes together 
but more significantly, a commitment to a strengthened Israel and world 
wide Jewish community.
  I am honored by my friendship with Henry and Marilyn Taub. The course 
of my life was heavily influenced by my association with the Taubs and 
I am grateful for the example that Henry provided for all of us who 
know him.
  His activities serve as an outstanding model of how to respond to 
success available, to those who will work for it, in this blessed 
America.
  I ask my colleagues to join me in paying tribute to this thoughtful, 
selfless couple for the excellent work they have done to improve life 
in America and Israel.

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