[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 23 (Wednesday, March 6, 2002)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E276-E277]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                     A TRIBUTE TO JODI J. SCHWARTZ

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                           HON. NITA M. LOWEY

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, March 5, 2002

  Mrs. LOWEY. Mr. Speaker, I rise in tribute to Jodi J. Schwartz, who 
will be honored on Thursday, March 14, by Kolot: The Center for Jewish 
Women's and Gender Studies. Jodi's kindness and generosity have made 
her a dear friend. Her extraordinary ability, inexhaustible devotion, 
and charismatic personality have made her a leader in the Jewish 
community.
  A partner at Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen and Katz, Jodi still finds time 
to serve in a leadership capacity for a host of diverse community 
organizations, including the Jewish Agency for Israel; American Jewish 
Joint Distribution Committee; the Commission on the Jewish People, a 
New York UJA-Federation group dealing with the unity and diversity of 
the Jewish people; Israel Policy Forum; United Jewish Communities; 
Jewish Board of Family and Children's Services; Jewish Community 
Relations Council; and the Jewish Council for Public Affairs.
  Jodi's appreciation for Jewish causes surfaced while first visiting 
Israel in the late 1980's with the Young Leadership Cabinet of the 
United Jewish Appeal. During her fellowship at the Wexner Heritage 
Foundation in 1990-91, she gained a more robust appreciation for Jewish 
philosophy and principles. Jodi

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was later asked to take over as the United Jewish Appeal representative 
for annual giving at Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen and Katz, and has since 
returned to Israel more than 50 times.
  Jodi received her Bachelor's degree, MBA, and law degree from the 
University of Pennsylvania and her Master's of Law in Taxation from New 
York University. She resides in New York with her husband, Steven F. 
Richman.
  Jodi's contributions to New York and the Jewish community are 
immeasurable. It is my pleasure and privilege to congratulate my dear 
friend, Jodi J. Schwartz. Kolot could not have chosen a more worthy 
honoree.

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