[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 143 (Tuesday, October 14, 2003)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E2034]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    TRIBUTE TO MARJORIE BILLER GREEN

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                          HON. HENRY A. WAXMAN

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, October 14, 2003

  Mr. WAXMAN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today with my colleague, Mr. Berman, 
to pay tribute to our good friend Marjorie Biller Green who is retiring 
after 16 years as the Director of Educational Policy and Programs for 
the Anti-Defamation League (ADL). Marjorie's strong leadership and 
vision have played a vital role in furthering ADL's mission and we are 
grateful for all she has done.
  Prior to joining the ADL, Marjorie enjoyed a long and successful 
career in education. She served as the Executive Director for the 
California Coalition for Public Education, the Coordinator for the 
Wilshire Community Educational Complex of the Los Angeles Unified 
School District, the Community Liaison for the Integration Team of the 
Los Angeles Unified School District and as an Educational Consultant 
for the Rand Corporation.
  All of this experience helped make her an incredibly effective 
Director of ADL's Educational Policy Programs--the position she has 
held since 1987. However, it was her passion, creativity, and 
dedication that made her a great leader. As Director of Education 
Policy and Programs and as Assistant Director of ADL's National A World 
of Difference Institute, Marjorie proved that with the right 
combination of innovation, collaboration, and commitment one person can 
make a tremendous positive impact.
  During Marjorie's tenure with ADL, she helped schools promote 
religious diversity; publishers improve textbooks to promote Jews and 
other minorities accurately and without stereotypes; educators, here 
and in Israel, foster skills to combat bigotry; parents and educators 
learn how to help children cope with traumatic events such as 9/11; the 
Shoah Visual Historical Foundation develop a Holocaust education 
curriculum; and teens recognize the common humanity of all people 
through programs such as the Children of the Dream Program. These are 
but a few of her many impressive accomplishments. She will be missed at 
the ADL and by our entire community.
  Mr. Speaker, we invite our colleagues to join us in thanking Marjorie 
Green for her exemplary contributions to the Anti-Defamation League and 
to wish her continued success in all her future endeavors.

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