[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 52 (Tuesday, April 24, 2001)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E589-E590]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




TRIBUTE TO JEWISH FAMILY SERVICE OF LOS ANGELES, SANFORD WEINER AND ZEV 
                              YAROSLAVSKY

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                         HON. HOWARD L. BERMAN

                             of california

                          HON. HENRY A. WAXMAN

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, April 24, 2001

  Mr. BERMAN. Mr. Speaker, we are honored to pay tribute to Jewish 
Family Service of Los Angeles and the ``FAMMY 2001'' honorees, Sanford 
Weiner and Los Angeles County Supervisor Zev Yaroslavsky. Sandy Weiner 
and Zev Yaroslavsky will be given the ``FAMMY 2001'' Award at this 
year's JFS Dinner Gala on June 24, 2001.
  JFS is one of Los Angeles' largest and oldest social service 
agencies. It is an organization dedicated to preserving and 
strengthening the lives of individuals and families. The staff helps 
rehabilitate the homeless and provides care for senior citizens, 
individuals with disabilities and people with AIDS. They also counsel 
troubled families, help recent immigrants navigate complicated INS 
procedures, and offer counseling and advocacy to battered women and 
their children. JFS is an extremely important organization that makes a 
real difference in the lives of many people.
  We are very pleased that JFS has chosen to honor the past president 
and former chair of the JFS Immigration and Resettlement, Save-A-Family 
and Fiscal committees, Sandy Weiner, with the ``FAMMY 2001'' Award. His 
extraordinary record of community service and his unyielding and 
successful work to expand JFS have earned him this award. His work 
within the Jewish community is legendary. He has been an active member 
and support of many organizations including the Jewish Federation, the 
American Jewish Congress, Americans for Peace Now and the Progressive 
Jewish Alliance. We have known Sandy for more than 40 years, since we 
were students, and are proud to call him a friend. His selflessness, 
dedication, and accomplishments are inspirational.
  Like Sandy Weiner, Supervisor Zev Yaroslavsky is also both an old 
friend and a worthy recipient of a ``FAMMY 2001'' Award. Zev helped the 
JFS gain recognition as the agency with expertise in helping older 
people,

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and he worked to get the agency critical funding to expand these 
services. When Zev was a City Councilman, he helped JFS obtain the 
funding that started Home Secure, a program to provide free safety 
modification for renters and homeowners with limited incomes--a program 
that now serves over 2000 households in the Los Angeles area. Zev's 
energy and passion are legendary. He is well respected by the citizens 
of Los Angeles for his remarkable leadership and his responsiveness to 
the needs of his constituents. We are proud to have him represent us on 
the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors and we are privileged to 
call him a friend.
  Mr. Speaker, it is our distinct pleasure to ask our colleagues to 
join with us in saluting Jewish Family Service of Los Angeles, Sanford 
Weiner, and Los Angeles County Supervisor, Zev Yaroslavsky, for their 
commitment to improving the lives of many in our community.

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