[Congressional Record Volume 150, Number 43 (Wednesday, March 31, 2004)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E490]
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                     HONORING LEW AND SUSAN MANILOW

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                           HON. RAHM EMANUEL

                              of illinois

                    in the house of representatives

                       Wednesday, March 31, 2004

  Mr. EMANUEL. Mr. Speaker, I rise to congratulate Susan and Lew 
Manilow of Chicago on their recent 30th wedding anniversary.
  Both Susan and Lew have been active members of the community and 
continue to support the many causes important to them.
  Lew is a retired attorney who has wide interests in the arts, public 
policy and business. He grew up in Chicago and has lived there all his 
life, where his passion for theater continues to grow.
  Lew has served as the former chair of the United States Advisory 
Committee on Public Diplomacy and was a key member of the Democratic 
Leadership Council. He is a long-time member of the board of directors 
of the National Democratic Institute for International Affairs and was 
the founding chair of its Middle East Committee.
  In addition, Lew is a founding trustee and former president of the 
Goodman Theatre and leading advocate for the North Loop Theatre 
District. In addition, he is on the board of trustees for both the 
Museum of Contemporary Art and The Art Institute. Lew's generosity and 
devotion to the fine arts earned him the prestigious distinction of 
being one of 24 recipients of the National Medal of Arts and Humanities 
awarded by President Clinton in December 2000.
  Dr. Susan Manilow, also actively involved in our community, has been 
a chairman of both the Mount Sinai Health System and the Chicago Health 
Policy Research Center. She is currently a chairman for the Foster A. 
McGaw Prize Committee, which recognizes health care organizations that 
are committed to community service, and to improving and expanding 
care.
  Family has also always been a priority in Lew and Susan's life. Her 
two children, Edwin and John Eisendrath, are the proud parents of six 
grandchildren. His children, David, Karin, and John, are parents to 
seven grandchildren, with one more on the way.
  Mr. Speaker, I join with the fifth district and entire Chicago 
community in congratulating my friends Lew and Susan Manilow on their 
30th anniversary, and wish them, and their extended family, all the 
happiness in the future.

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