[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 160 (Wednesday, December 14, 2005)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E2521]
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                  HONORING JERRY AND LILLIAN FRIEDMAN

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                          HON. ELIOT L. ENGEL

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, December 14, 2005

  Mr. ENGEL. Mr. Speaker, Jerry and Lillian Friedman are celebrating 
their 50th anniversary, two wonderful people who have worked as much 
for their community as for themselves.
  Jerry was a Brooklyn boy who saw the light and moved to the Bronx. 
There he met Lillian and in 1955 they married. They have two children, 
Evelyn and Stuart, a son-in-law, Mark, and two grandchildren, Sophie 
and Benjamin.
  Lillian was a Girl Scout, and when their daughter was old enough to 
join the Scouts, Lillian became a Girl Scout Leader. Jerry was a Boy 
Scout in Brooklyn, and later a Scoutmaster as part of a 65-year 
relationship with the Scouts.
  They were both involved in their communities. They organized tenant-
help groups, leading to lower rents and improved upkeep of the 
apartments. In Co-Op City in the Bronx they helped to form a building 
association with Jerry eventually becoming a member of the Board of 
Directors and First Vice President.
  Both were also active in local Democratic politics.
  Jerry and Lillian are the kind of people who make a community more of 
a community. I ask all who believe in love to join me in celebrating 
their 50 years together.

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