[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 99 (Tuesday, July 17, 2001)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E1342-E1343]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                   RECOGNIZING MIRA ROSENFELD SENNETT

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                         HON. CAROLYN McCARTHY

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, July 17, 2001

  Mrs. McCARTHY of New York. Mr. Speaker, I rise in recognition of Mira 
Rosenfeld Sennett, a noted educator in the Jewish community of Nassau 
County, and a resident of Atlantic Beach, Long Island.
  Since she began her career three decades ago at the Brandeis Day 
School, Mira has been teaching and supervising special education in the 
New York school system while simultaneously pursuing her love of Jewish 
education. Over the past 30 years, she has taught at the Hebrew High 
School and the State University at Stony Brook and directed the Five 
Towns School of Special Education for the Special Child, Temple Beth El 
Religious School and the Hebrew School at the Jewish Center of Atlantic 
Beach.
  Mira is known for her love of community and Jewish learning, and she 
has shared these qualities with countless others. For years, Mira has 
organized adult education classes and book reviews for members of our 
community. Not only has she participated in community events, but she 
has brought unique ideas to life by teaching others about Judaism while 
sharing her own experiences. She has led youth groups to Israel and 
Europe. She is a former executive board member of Hadassah, UJA, and 
USY and served as president of the Five Towns Jewish Council and Vice 
President of Jewish Women International for the greater New York 
region.
  On the occasion of Israel's 50th anniversary, Mira was recognized by 
the Conference of Jewish Organizations of Nassau County as one of 50 
residents who make a difference. Additionally, she received the 
Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Teaching from SUNY.
  Mira emigrated from Israel in 1958. She received her undergraduate 
degree in Supervision and Administration from C.W. Post and a 
postgraduate degree in Special Education and an MS in History and 
Jewish Education from Columbia University and the Jewish Theological 
Seminary.

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  Mira feels that her greatest accomplishment and dearest reward is her 
family: her husband Hershel, her children Avery and Robyn Rosenfeld, 
Drs. Tierry and Melissa Abitbol, Rosalie Sennett and Jonathan and 
Marianne Sennet, and her grandchildren David, Lauren, Dani, Sophie, 
Emma and Shaenna.
  Mira Rosenfeld Sennett's commitment to our community and our 
children's education, Judaic and otherwise, is commendable. As a 
friend, I applaud Mira and her loving family for Mira's accomplishments 
over the years, and I thank her for all she has done for the Jewish 
community of Nassau County.

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