[Congressional Record Volume 150, Number 120 (Wednesday, September 29, 2004)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1726]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




               TRIBUTE TO ARNOLD COHEN AND MARTY RESNICK

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                        HON. BENJAMIN L. CARDIN

                              of maryland

                    in the house of representatives

                      Tuesday, September 28, 2004

  Mr. CARDIN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay special tribute to two 
leaders in the Baltimore Jewish Community. Arnold Cohen and Marty 
Resnick have been life-long friends who together and separately have 
worked to make our community and our world a better place.
  Childhood friends since first grade, Arnold and Marty have a 
remarkable friendship that has lasted more than sixty years. As 
successful businessmen, they turned their attention to the benefit of 
others in Baltimore and Israel. They became leaders in the Mercantile 
Club, Israel Bond and The Cohen/Resnick Institute of the Diaspora 
Yeshiva in Jerusalem. Separately, Arnold devoted his efforts to Ner 
Tamid and Beth Tfiloh congregations, and Marty became active with 
Morgan State University.
  On October 20, both will be honored by the Friends of Lubavitch as 
its 2004 Lamplighter Award recipients. In recent years, Arnold and 
Marty have turned their attention to the Lubavitch movement, helping 
Jews of all backgrounds learn more about their heritage. Both Arnold 
and Marty understand the importance of connections and of keeping 
Judaism alive for future generations.
  I hope my colleagues in the U.S. House of Representatives will join 
me in thanking Arnold Cohen and Marty Resnick for their commitment and 
dedication to helping others. They understand that the world can be a 
better place through learning, knowledge and understanding.

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