[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 42 (Tuesday, April 12, 2005)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E608]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




      A TRIBUTE TO THE UNITED JEWISH ORGANIZATIONS OF WILLIAMSBURG

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                          HON. EDOLPHUS TOWNS

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, April 12, 2005

  Mr. TOWNS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in recognition of a 
distinguished organization, the United Jewish Organizations of 
Williamsburg. It is an honor to represent The United Jewish 
Organizations of Williamsburg in the House of Representatives and it 
behooves us to pay tribute to such a selfless organization.
  Mr. Speaker, The United Jewish Organizations of Williamsburg was 
founded in 1966 to help families in need in South Williamsburg. Over 
the course of its Thirty-Nine years of service to the Brooklyn 
community The United Jewish Organizations of Williamsburg has thrived 
marvelously where today it represents more than 50,000 community 
residents and 148 not-for-profits, religious, educational, charitable 
organizations and civic associations in the Jewish community of 
Williamsburg, Clinton Hill and Bedford-Stuyvesant.
  Under the tutelage of their President, Rabbi David Niederman, The 
United Jewish Organizations of Williamsburg has established itself as a 
direct provider of social and housing services and is the address for 
urban planning, public health and community development services for 
the Jewish community of Greater Williamsburg.
  The United Jewish Organizations of Williamsburg, has been a leader in 
providing low-income housing to the Williamsburg community. Their most 
recent project includes the development of a waterfront property at the 
site of the former Schaeffer Brewery, which has 149 housing units 
reserved for low-income people. Additionally, they are the central 
address for the New York State and New York City Departments of Health 
and the Center for Disease Control in researching and conducting pilot 
projects on Cancer and Shigellosis in the culturally rich Hasidic 
Jewish community. They also have been instrumental in providing 
treatment to those suffering from the adverse effects of tobacco as 
well as being involved in collaborative efforts witl1 other not-for-
profits to providing for the overall betterment of the Williamsburg 
community.
  Mr. Speaker, I believe that it is incumbent on this body to recognize 
the achievements of the United Jewish Organizations of Williamsburg. 
After the destruction and decimation of many Hasidic dynasties in 
Europe during the Holocaust, it is truly an inspiration to see the 
Hasidic sects of Satmar, Pupa, Vishnitz, Vien, Tzelem, Skver, 
Klausenberg and Spinka join together under the umbrella of The United 
Jewish Organizations of Williamsburg and call Brooklyn their home.
  Mr. Speaker, may our country continue to benefit from the civic 
actions of The United Jewish Organizations of Williamsburg and 
community groups similar to them.

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