[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 38 (Thursday, March 30, 2000)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E460-E461]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                  A TRIBUTE TO DR. MANDELL I. GANCHROW

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                        HON. BENJAMIN A. GILMAN

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, March 30, 2000

  Mr. GILMAN. Mr. Speaker, I would like to take this opportunity to 
recognize a friend of mine, Dr. Mandell I. Ganchrow, who will receive 
the Kesser Shem Tov Award from the Orthodox Union on May 21st.
  After retiring from his successful medical practice. Dr. Ganchrow has 
devoted himself to serving the Orthodox Union and to enhance its public 
image. Mandell I. Ganchrow was elected as International President of 
the Orthodox

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Union and has served in that position for the past six years. During 
his term, he has created the National Conference of Synagogue Youth, 
which is designed to teach heritage to young American Jews. He has also 
improved the visibility of the Institute for Public Affairs, which 
incorporates programs to assist those interested in government careers 
or in community service.
  The Orthodox Union was founded in New York State in 1898 to provide a 
strong base for Orthodox Jews and to stop the spread of assimilation 
during the turn of the century. Today it is the voice of 1,000 
Synagogues and provides a number of outreach and service programs.
  I first met Dr. Ganchrow during my first campaign for Congress in 
1972. He raised the public's awareness in that campaign by forming the 
Hudson Valley Political Action Committee. He has since become a trusted 
and valued advisor on a significant number of issues. Dr. Ganchrow has 
served his country as a Viet Nam veteran. Because he is a veteran, he 
has become especially sensitive of the need of peace and security in 
the Middle East. Moreover, he was recognized by the Rockland Journal 
News as one of the ten most influential Rockland County Residents of 
the twentieth century.
  Mr. Speaker, I invite my colleagues to join in congratulating Dr. 
Mandell Ganchrow on receiving the Kesser Shem Tov Award from the 
Orthodox Union and I am confident he will continue to be a strong voice 
for American Jewry.

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