[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 124 (Thursday, September 28, 2006)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1859]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




      TRIBUTE TO NORMAN AND IRMA BRAMAN'S 50TH WEDDING ANNIVERSARY

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                         HON. MARIO DIAZ-BALART

                               of florida

                    in the house of representatives

                     Wednesday, September 27, 2006

  Mr. MARIO DIAZ-BALART of Florida. Mr. Speaker, I rise in recognition 
of Norman and Irma Braman's 50th wedding anniversary, two individuals 
of Miami who have dedicated their lives to philanthropic ideals which 
send ripples throughout our great Nation. Mr. and Mrs. Braman have been 
dedicated to promoting the State of Israel and remembering the 
Holocaust to ensure that such tragedies never occur again and to 
beating the disease of breast cancer, of which too many women and 
families suffer.
  In 1995, they established the Braman Family Foundation and in 2002 
gave a gift of $5 million to the Miller School of Medicine at the 
University of Miami to establish the Braman Family Breast Cancer 
Institute. With this establishment, they raise awareness of the 
importance of early detection and encourage regular self-examinations.
  The couple have been leaders in the establishment of the Miami Beach 
Holocaust Memorial, where Mr. Braman is an original founder and 
previous president of the Board of Trustees. He has served as president 
and campaign chair of the Greater Miami Jewish Federation. Mrs. Braman 
has provided tremendous leadership to the Greater Miami Jewish 
Federation and has participated in numerous missions to Israel.
  It is a privilege and an honor for me to call the Bramans my friends, 
and on behalf of the residents of Miami, I thank them for their 
dedication to our community and our country.

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