[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 104 (Wednesday, July 27, 2005)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1636]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




  IN HONOR OF THE MOSES AND AARON FOUNDATION SPECIAL FUND FOR CHILDREN

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                          HON. JERROLD NADLER

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, July 27, 2005

  Mr. NADLER. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor the Moses and Aaron 
Foundation Special Fund for Children, a truly distinguished 
organization that assists children with disabilities and their 
families.
  Created in the memory of Rabbi Dr. Maurice I. Hecht and Aaron 
Kaploun, the foundation has kept alive Dr. Hecht and Mr. Kaploun's 
commitment to community service through counseling, guidance, 
wheelchair assistance, and financial assistance to those families with 
special children.
  I believe that the foundation's work is a shinning beacon of light 
for children in need. Examples of such work include providing 
educational scholarships, clothing and presents.
  In addition, the Moses and Aaron Foundation under the direction of 
its President Rabbi Yaacov Kaploun, and Executive Vice President Yehuda 
Kaploun, in cooperation with Bally Fitness Centers, has established 27 
therapy and physical fitness centers and has arranged for sound and 
musical equipment in other institutions.
  As the foundation hosts its 9th annual Chazak Summer Concert for 
Special Children on August 20, 2005, we are again reminded of all that 
the Moses and Aaron Foundation has contributed to the greater American 
community. For the past 8 years, the Motzei Shabbat Nachamu Concert, at 
Sullivan Community College Field House in Loch Sheldrake, New York, has 
benefited special children and their families by offering them an 
enjoyable night of music, dancing and plain good fun.
  The concert will honor and pay tribute to the special and outstanding 
children who will be the guests of honor and will perform with the 
entertainers on stage. More than 40 organizations and schools serving 
the physically and mentally disabled children will be represented.

  The Chazak Concert in connection with the many other programs 
operated by the Moses and Aaron Foundation, demonstrate a caring and 
compassionate concern for the quality and dignity of life of those in 
need, and therefore merits appreciation.
  I would also like to applaud the Honorary Chairman and Nobel Laureate 
Elie Wiesel, President Rabbi Yaacov Kaploun and Executive Vice 
President Yehuda Kaploun for their hard work and commitment to children 
of special needs and their families.
  I pause to commemorate the recent passing of Mrs. Tzippora Kaploun of 
Jerusalem, Israel, wife of the late Aaron Kaploun. She instilled in her 
children, grandchildren and great grandchildren the importance of 
community service and a compassion for those individuals who require 
the assistance and support of those who are blessed with ability to 
provide and assist. She exemplified the principles upon which the 
Foundation is based.
  I recognize Mr. Jerry Rothman, recipient of the Dr. Steven Stowe Acts 
of Kindness Award and remember fondly his late wife Anita Rothman, 
whose acts of charity impacted the lives of many in the course of their 
65 years of marriage. We remember the social service and kindness of 
the late Issac Weinberger who recently passed, and his wife Anne 
Weinberger.
  As the Moses and Aaron Foundation Special Fund for Children 
commemorates this special event, I urge my colleagues to join me in 
paying tribute to an organization that provides such an essential 
service to the community and truly exemplifies the generosity of 
Americans.

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