[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 52 (Tuesday, April 24, 2001)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E592]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                   TRIBUTE TO SYBIL AND MANNON KAPLAN

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                         HON. HOWARD L. BERMAN

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, April 24, 2001

  Mr. BERMAN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute to my fellow 
Adat Ari El congregant's Sybil and Mannon Kaplan. On Sunday evening, 
June 3, 2001, Adat Ari El--the first Conservative synagogue in the San 
Fernando Valley--will celebrate the Kaplan's longstanding dedication 
and service to our temple and community.
  The Kaplans have been members of Adat Ari El for more than 35 years 
and their contributions are legion. They have selflessly involved 
themselves in a variety of causes. Sybil is a devoted former L.A. 
Unified School District teacher and community activist. She has served 
on both the Temple and Sisterhood Board of Directors and is a founding 
member and past President of the Associates of the Jewish Home for the 
Aging. She also helped establish the San Fernando Valley Region of the 
Jewish National Fund and served as President and Chairman of the Board.
  Manny, while acting as the managing partner for the last 24 years of 
the accounting firm of Miller, Kaplan, Arase & Co. LLP, has also found 
time to devote himself to community service. He currently serves as the 
Chairman of the Adat Ari El Endowment Fund and he has previously served 
in many other capacities within Adat Ari El, including the Presidency. 
He is also the current Chairman of the San Fernando Valley Region of 
the Jewish National Fund and President of the Valley College Patron 
Association. He has held many other positions and has served on the 
Board of Directors of such important organizations as the United Jewish 
Fund and the University of Judaism. Manny also was the President of 
Camp Ramah.
  I am honored to know the Kaplans personally. I have great respect and 
admiration for their accomplishments, their integrity, and their civic 
spirit. It is with great pleasure that I ask my colleagues to join me 
in saluting Sybil and Mannon Kaplan for everything they've done and 
continue to do.

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