[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 74 (Friday, June 7, 2002)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1000]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




 A SALUTE TO MAIMONIDES HEBREW DAY SCHOOL OF THE CAPITAL DISTRICT AND 
                    MRS. HOPE GOLDMAN BERGER NATHAN

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                        HON. MICHAEL R. McNULTY

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                         Thursday, June 6, 2002

  Mr. McNULTY. Mr Speaker, Monday, June 10th is the 22nd Anniversary of 
the Maimonides Hebrew Day School in my congressional district in 
Albany, New York. This year's recipient of the Dr. Morton Berger 
Memorial Award is Mrs. Hope Goldman Berger Nathan.
  On Monday, the Maimonides Hebrew Day School of the Capital District, 
an exemplary pre-K through 12 educational institution affiliated with 
Torah Umesorah National Association of Hebrew Day Schools, will hold 
its Annual Scholarship Dinner marking 22 years of outstanding Orthodox 
Jewish education with outstanding secular education for Jewish youth of 
the Capital Region.
  The School is named after Moses Maimonides, a sage rabbi, teacher, 
and physician who created the first comprehensive code of Jewish law--
and serves a role model for excellence.
  In this age of unprecedented challenges, especially in the wake of 
the catastrophic attacks upon our nation on September 11, 2001, our 
young people need the optimal moral, religious, and secular education 
to prepare them for a challenging future.
  As part of the Maimonides Dinner, Hope Goldman Berger Nathan will be 
presented with the Doctor Morton Berger Memorial Award. This award was 
established in loving memory of her husband, Doctor Berger (of blessed 
memory), in recognition of his outstanding leadership on behalf of 
Jewish education and Jewish communal life in the Capital Region and New 
York State, until his untimely death as a crime victim of a drunk 
driver.
  Since arriving in Albany with Doctor Berger over 42 years ago, Hope 
Goldman Berger Nathan has raised three wonderful children, Linda, 
Howard and Allen--who themselves have excelled in Jewish and secular 
education and community service.
  Mrs. Nathan has rendered invaluable service to Jewish education and 
communal life including but not limited to Maimonides Hebrew Day School 
of the Capital District, The Hebrew Academy of the Capital District, 
the ``Vaad Hakashruth'' (Board of Kosher dietary laws), Congregation 
Shomray Torah, Congregation Beth Abraham Jacob, Temple Israel and its 
Camp Givah, and Congregation Beth Emeth.
  Mrs. Hope Goldman Berger Nathan, with her beloved husband, Tom 
Nathan, continues to play an active role in community service.
  I also proudly extend my highest regard to Maimonides School 
President Yisroel Bindell, the School's Rosh Yeshiva, the esteemed 
Rabbi Israel Rubin, and all of the administrators, staff, teachers and 
students, and offer them my best wishes for continued success.

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