[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 66 (Tuesday, May 15, 2001)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E800]
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                        TRIBUTE TO ANNE M. GLATT

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                        HON. FRANK PALLONE, JR.

                             of new jersey

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, May 15, 2001

  Mr. PALLONE. Mr. Speaker, I would like to call the attention of my 
colleagues to a friend and constituent of the sixth district whose 
unselfish service for over 35 years has left a lasting impression in 
the hearts of members of both her Temple and her community.
  Born in Poland and raised in a Yiddish-speaking home in Montreal, 
following her family's 1930 emigration to Canada, Anne M. Glatt's early 
education included both public school and a six-day cheder. After three 
years of college, Anne moved to the United States in 1950, living first 
in the Branch Brook Park section of Newark, NJ, then Jamestown, NY, and 
finally settling down in the Edison-Highland Park area in July, 1964.
  When she arrived, Anne immediately began looking for a Hebrew School 
for her three daughters and called the Highland Park Conservative 
Temple and Center. Once all financial arrangements for her daughters' 
schooling were arranged, Anne politely suggested to Executive Director 
Reuben S. Silver that the Temple might be able to use a bookkeeper. 
Director Silver agreed and thus began an extraordinary relationship 
that continues to this day. Anne was kindly welcomed by all at the 
Temple, and found a particularly warm friend in the new young Rabbi 
Yakov R. Hilsenrath, with whom she often engaged in spirited 
conversation.
  After having been single for 23 years, Anne met Moishe Glatt in 1982, 
and the two were married in 1986. They will soon be celebrating 15 
wonderful years together.
  Anne has been a loving mother, grandmother, wife, sister, and most of 
all, friend to everyone who has had the good fortune of meeting her. 
She has been the caring voice on the other end of the phone, shining 
smile behind the desk, and confidante in times of need. Her genuinely 
good nature and tireless devotion to her community have rightfully 
earned her the Temple's prestigious Chaver Award for exemplary service.
  It is my sincere hope that my colleagues will join me in honoring 
Anne M. Glatt for her nearly four decades of dedication to the Highland 
Park Jewish community and wish her all the best in the years to come.

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