[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 122 (Tuesday, September 27, 2005)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
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                     TRIBUTE TO MR. HERBERT D. KATZ

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                           HON. ROBERT WEXLER

                               of florida

                    in the house of representatives

                      Tuesday, September 27, 2005

  Mr. WEXLER. Mr. Speaker, Representatives Alcee L. Hastings, Kendrick 
B. Meek, and Debbie Wasserman Schultz, and I rise to recognize Mr. 
Herbert D. Katz for his dedication as a member of the South Florida 
Jewish Community for the past 35 years. During this time, Herb has held 
numerous leadership positions in organizations including AIPAC and the 
United Jewish Appeal (UJA). Herb has served on AIPAC's National Board 
of Directors for over 20 years and played a key role in strengthening 
U.S.-Israeli relations, especially on Capitol Hill. Herb's knowledge, 
credibility and passion for politics have led him to foster key 
relationships with a wide-range of elected officials, and we deeply 
value his activism, patriotism and exemplary public service.
  Herb Katz has dedicated his life to enhancing U.S.-Israeli ties and 
has an extraordinary history of championing Jewish causes at the local, 
national and global level. He served on the UJA Young Leadership 
Cabinet in its earliest years. He also served as the president of 
Jewish Federation of Hollywood in the early 1970s and was the first 
president of the newly established Jewish Federation of Broward County 
in 1996. He chaired the Board of Overseers of the Center for Advanced 
Judaic Studies at the University of Pennsylvania. He also served as 
president of the National Board of American Friends of Hebrew 
University, which awarded him an honorary degree. Herb and his wife 
Ellie have selflessly exemplified the highest form of hesed and have 
demonstrated exemplary Jewish leadership and pro-Israel political 
activism, and we hold them both in the utmost regard.
  It is therefore with great pleasure that we offer our heartfelt 
congratulations to Herb for being honored by AIPAC--one of the foremost 
advocacy organizations in the world.
  Herb's commitment and dedication to U.S.-Israeli relations is 
immeasurable and his leadership continues to be critical to maintaining 
the unbreakable bond between the two nations. It is our honor to join 
AIPAC and its members in recognizing Herb. We thank him for his work, 
and wish him mazel tov and much continued success.

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