[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 132 (Tuesday, December 5, 2006)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E2099-E2100]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




          PAYING TRIBUTE TO DR. MIRIAM AND SHELDON G. ADELSON

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                           HON. JON C. PORTER

                               of nevada

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, December 5, 2006

  Mr. PORTER. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor longtime 
philanthropists and community supporters, Dr. Miriam and Sheldon G. 
Adelson for their generous contributions to the Las Vegas community 
with the endowment of the Adelson School.
  The Adelson School is the first and only Jewish High School in the 
Las Vegas area. The Adelson School will provide these students the 
opportunity to further their educational ambitions by combining 
rigorous academic standards with a strong foundation in morality and 
ethics. Opening during the 2007-08 school year, the Adelson School will 
provide students with state-of-the-art classrooms with integrated 
technology, a performing arts center, full-service dining facilities, 
and a full physical education facility. The physical education facility 
will include the only indoor, competitive-size swimming pool in Las 
Vegas. Dr.

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Miriam and Sheldon G. Adelson donated a charitable $25 million gift to 
establish this institution.
  Sheldon is the Chairman of the Board and principal owner of Las Vegas 
Sands Corporation which is the parent company of The Venetian Resort-
Hotel-Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada, and the Venetian Macao Limited in 
Macao, China. Throughout his career as a financial consultant, Sheldon 
has created and developed over 50 different companies, including 
COMDEX, a tradeshow he developed for the computer industry. In 1989, 
Sheldon purchased the Sands Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas and then 
imploded it in 1991 to develop and build the Venetian Resort-Hotel-
Casino, which has become known as one of the finest hotels in the 
world. Throughout the years, Sheldon has received numerous honorary 
degrees and other illustrious awards in recognition of his business and 
philanthropy achievements and success.
  Born in Tel Aviv, Israel, Dr. Miriam Adelson has devoted her life to 
the medical profession and helping others in need. Miriam specializes 
in internal and emergency medicine, specifically chemical dependency 
and drug addiction. She heads both the Dr. Miriam and Sheldon G. 
Adelson Clinics in Tel Aviv, Israel and Las Vegas, Nevada, which have 
successfully treated thousands of individuals suffering from heroin and 
cocaine drug addictions. She has authored several scientific papers 
about the effects of drug addiction on the human immune system and she 
continues to serve on the faculty of Rockefeller University as a guest 
researcher. I applaud her commitment to providing access to quality 
healthcare and education to the residents of Southern Nevada.
  In addition to education and healthcare, Dr. and Mr. Adelson are 
dedicated supporters of Yad Vashem and other causes in Israel and 
Jewish communities abroad. As a result of their generous support, the 
Museum of Holocaust Art at Yad Vashem was established in memory of 
members of the Zamelson and Farbstein families as well as Dr. Adelson's 
parents, all of whom perished in the Holocaust.
  Mr. Speaker, it is with great honor that I recognize Dr. Miriam and 
Sheldon G. Adelson for their unwavering kindness and generous donations 
to the communities they strive to improve. They are dedicated to 
improving the quality and the availability of education. The Adelson's 
enthusiastic commitment to education will help students reach new 
heights of achievement with the opening of the Adelson School. Dr. 
Miriam and Sheldon G. Adelson have made a profound difference in our 
community and we are most fortunate to have such wonderful and caring 
supporters of education and health care. Their heartfelt dedication is 
commendable and I wish them luck in all their future endeavors.

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