[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 103 (Thursday, September 7, 2000)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E1419-E1420]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                COMMENDING ARTHUR AND IDA ANDER FRIEDMAN

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                        HON. PETER J. VISCLOSKY

                               of indiana

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, September 7, 2000

  Mr. VISCLOSKY. Mr. Speaker, it is my distinct honor to commend two of 
Northwest Indiana's most distinguished citizens, Arthur and Ida Ander 
Friedman. On Sunday, September

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10, 2000, Art and Ida will be honored for their exemplary and dedicated 
service to Northwest Indiana and to the State of Israel. Their 
praiseworthy efforts will be recognized at the annual Northwest 
Indiana-Israel Dinner of State, as they receive the Jerusalem-City of 
Peace Award. The State of Israel Bond presents the City of Peace Award 
to worthy recipients who demonstrate their dedication and outstanding 
service to Israel and their community.
  This year's recipients, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Ander Friedman, are two 
of the most caring, dedicated, and selfless citizens of Indiana's First 
Congressional District. Art and Ida hail from Hammond, Indiana and 
Davenport, Iowa, respectively. Art is a World War II Veteran, and 
proudly served under General Patton in the European Theater. He is 
actively involved in several organizations, including B'nai B'rith, his 
Synagogue's Men's Club, and the Marcus-Wallack Heart Fund. Ida shares 
Art's dedication to Northwest Indiana and the Jewish community there, 
and invests extraordinary time and energy in important community and 
national groups. She has been active in Jewish Women International, the 
Synagogue's Sisterhood, Hadassah, and the Marcus-Wallack Heart Fund.
  While serving the greater community has always been an extremely 
important part of the Friedmans' lives, their dedication to their 
family is unparalleled. Art and Ida have three wonderful, grown 
children, Gary, Richard, and Steven. Their four grandchildren are 
constant sources of pride and happiness.
  The special guest at this gala event will be Mr. Morton Klein. Mr. 
Klein is the National President of the Zionist Organization of America. 
He is a strong defender of Israel and a respected leader in the 
American Jewish community.
  Mr. Speaker., I ask you and my other distinguished colleagues to join 
me in commending Art and Ida Friedman for their lifetime of service, 
success, and dedication to Indiana's First Congressional District and 
the State of Israel.

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