[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 67 (Thursday, May 25, 2000)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E857-E858]
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                         HONORING ELIAS KARMON

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                          HON. ELIOT L. ENGEL

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                         Thursday, May 25, 2000

  Mr. ENGEL. Mr. Speaker, I rise to speak about Elias Karmon, who is 
being honored tonight at a testimonial dinner celebrating his 90th 
year. To read what he has done is to wonder if anybody else did 
anything.
  He has generously given of his considerable talents to virtually 
every worthy cause and individual. In 1943 he successfully fought the

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extradition of a young African American to North Carolina. He has been 
named an honorary Puerto Rican, by the Board of Directors of the Puerto 
Rican Day Parade, is a charter member and founder of the Bronx Urban 
League, and a life member of the Zionist Organization of America.
  He has been honored by, among too many others to mention, the Bronx 
Council of churches, the National Conference of Christians and Jews, 
the Bronx Boys and Girls Club, the American Red Cross, the Bronx YMCA, 
and the Albert Einstein College of Medicine (which he helped to found).
  He has organized fund raisers for many worthy organizations. He 
helped to found the South Bronx Board of Trade, aiding minority 
businesses in particular, and was four-time president of the Bronx 
Chamber of Commerce. If that wasn't enough, he is probably the only man 
to have a housing development, a gym and a swimming pool named after 
him.
  Elias Karmon's accomplishments would scare lesser people. Even in his 
90th year, he is not slowing down, for which we all give thanks. I want 
to thank him for the many outstanding and wonderful things he has done 
for the Bronx and its people and wish him many more years.

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