[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 82 (Thursday, May 17, 2007)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E1082-E1083]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                   TRIBUTE TO PRUE AND AMI ROSENTHAL

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                          HON. JOHN D. DINGELL

                              of michigan

                    in the house of representatives

                         Thursday, May 17, 2007

  Mr. DINGELL. Madam Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute to Prue and 
Ami Rosenthal of Ann Arbor, MI. For 30 years the Rosenthals have given 
much to the City of Ann Arbor and its community. Mr. and Mrs. Rosenthal 
are the 2007 recipients of the Washtenaw County Jewish Federation's 
Humanitarian Award, the highest honor the Jewish Federation bestows 
upon recipients.
  The Rosenthals were married in Massachusetts in 1962 and came to Ann 
Arbor in 1977. For these 30 years the duo of Prue and Ami have served 
Ann Arbor's Jewish community. Prue has spread her time and efforts 
among several organizations, such as a volunteer for the Beth Israel 
Congregation, Hadassah, the Jewish Federation, as well as serving as 
president of the Hebrew Day School. Prue is also a student of art 
history and has devoted herself to the University of Michigan (UM) 
Museum of Art, currently serving on the National Advisory Board and 
contributing her talent and knowledge to the creation of the new 
museum. She has also served on the board of

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the University Musical Society for 7 years, 3 as the Chair.
  Ami came to Ann Arbor after he was recruited from Harvard to direct 
the division of Pediatric Cardiology at the University of Michigan 
Medical Center. Since then he has established an international 
reputation for this remarkable program and created a network of 13 
pediatric cardiology clinics throughout Michigan, using both his 
medical knowledge and his personal humor to help patients. He is now 
instrumentally involved in the development of the new Mott Children's 
hospital.
  Prue and Ami have placed tremendous emphasis on the future of their 
community and together they helped found Save a Heart Foundation to 
raise funds for the Pediatric Congenital Heart Center, which has helped 
young people receive treatment. The Rosenthals have also provided 
significant funds to education programs at the Museum of Art and the 
Musical Society and they have a special interest in creating programs 
for children in Israel that encourage understanding and tolerance. Ami 
has also greatly impacted many young people at the collegiate level as 
chairman of the U-M Board of Student Publications and as a board member 
of the Hillel Foundation. In addition to all that the Rosenthals have 
done both professionally and philanthropically, they also have three 
sons and three grandchildren. Family is at the center of the 
Rosenthal's lives and they are intensely involved in their extended 
family as well.
  I thank the Rosenthals for all that they have done for the Ann Arbor 
community. They serve as an example of all that individuals can do to 
help the greater good. This award is a tremendous accomplishment and it 
is certainly well deserved. For all that they have done and for the 
great love they have shown to Ann Arbor, I salute the Rosenthals and 
extend my appreciation to them for their great contributions to the 
people and institutions of their community.

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