[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 56 (Wednesday, May 10, 2006)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E790]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    TRIBUTE TO UNIVERSITY SYNAGOGUE

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                          HON. HENRY A. WAXMAN

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, May 10, 2006

  Mr. WAXMAN. Mr. Speaker, Congresswoman Linda Sanchez and I ask our 
colleagues to join us in recognizing the honorees at the 2006 
University Synagogue ``Heroes Among US'' dinner being held on June 7, 
2006.
  Located in Brentwood, California, University Synagogue is an 
important religious center for the Los Angeles Jewish community. Each 
year the synagogue honors individuals who make remarkable contributions 
to University Synagogue and the community. We are delighted to 
recognize this year's honorees.
  Susan Corwin is being named the University Synagogue Volunteer of the 
Year. Susan initiated a Mitzvah Corps program at University Synagogue 
in 2002. She has nurtured the program to include a Bikkur Holim 
component for visiting the sick, outreach to new parents, Shabbat 
Shuttle, Caring Callers and Rosh Hashanah Remembrance. She has also 
helped launch support groups, including the Fifth Commandment Group, 
Parents of Special Needs Children, the Gay and Lesbian Social Outreach 
and the newly formed Cancer Survivors Network. Together with her able 
committee chairs, Susan has built a network of caring congregants who 
are reaching out to a wide range of community members.
  Susan also sits on the Board of Jewish Family Service for Gramercy 
Shelter, the Miracle Project and is the Regional Representative on the 
Jewish Family Concerns Committee for the Union for Reform Judaism. She 
considers her greatest accomplishments as being the mother of her soon-
to-become Bar Mitzvah son, Joshua, along with her 15-year marriage to 
her husband Scott.
  Richard Weintraub is being named the Educator Honoree. He has a 
longstanding history of working with and on behalf of youth. He was the 
Director of the Youth and the Administration of Justice Project for the 
Mayor of Los Angeles, President of the California Council on Children 
and Youth and Supervisor of the Dare Plus Program, an after school 
program for at-risk youth.
  At University Synagogue Richard has been a Religious School 
Confirmation and Post-Confirmation teacher, as well as at Temple Judea 
and Wilshire Boulevard Temple, for more than 30 years. His work with 
teens has won him the admiration of the students and parents who 
participate in his programs.
  In August 2000, Sheriff Lee Baca selected Richard to serve as Los 
Angeles County Sheriff's Department Director of Training. In this 
capacity, he is responsible for overseeing all training including Court 
Services, Custody Training, Professional Staff and Leadership 
Development and Los Angeles Sheriff Development University.
  Los Angeles City Council member Bill Rosendahl is being named the 
Community Honoree. Bill was elected in May 2005 to represent the 11th 
District, which includes the communities of Brentwood, Del Rey, Mar 
Vista, Marina del Rey, Pacific Palisades, Palms, Playa del Rey, Playa 
Vista, West Los Angeles and Westchester.

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