[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 18 (Wednesday, February 27, 2002)]
[House]
[Page H565]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                CELEBRATING HADASSAH'S 90TH ANNIVERSARY

  (Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN. Mr. Speaker, in 1912 Henrietta Szold founded what 
is now the largest women's and the largest Jewish membership 
organization in the United States, Hadassah, the Women's Zionist 
Organization of America.
  This year marks its 90th anniversary, celebrating continuous efforts 
of more than 400,000 Hadassah members in Florida alone.
  Some of the outstanding women of Hadassah in my own south Florida 
congressional district are Alecia Sachs, the regional president; 
Mildred Riesenberg, the 90th anniversary Chair; Phyllis Goldman, the 
major gifts fund-raising coordinator; Mindy Tucker Olofson, membership 
coordinator; and Pam Brown, Woman of the Year Chair.
  Mr. Speaker, please join me in honoring the spirit of volunteerism 
and community service that thousands of Hadassah members perform each 
and every day. Congratulations to each Hadassah member in the Nation.

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