[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 97 (Friday, June 15, 2007)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1315]
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                   IN RECOGNITION OF MRS. RUTH ZISES

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                         HON. GARY L. ACKERMAN

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                         Friday, June 15, 2007

  Mr. ACKERMAN. Madam Speaker, it is with a heavy heart that I rise 
today to honor the memory of Ruth Zises, a dear friend and role model, 
who sadly succumbed to illness earlier this year.
  Ruth was a unique woman whose presence brightened the faces and 
warmed the hearts of everyone she encountered. Ruth was a deeply 
principled woman who wore her passions with profound pride. She was 
enormously dedicated to her family and friends and intensely devoted to 
her beliefs. Ruth translated her convictions into action by founding, 
together with her family, the Genesis Center in Jerusalem, an academy 
devoted to enhancing the lives of young adults by incorporating Jewish 
scholarship with civic engagement and political action. Ruth's service 
and support of countless other institutions, organizations and 
charities made her a model of generosity.
  While Ruth's attention to the needs of her community was commendable, 
her family was always the focal point of her life. Ruth's devotion to 
her husband Bernie, sons Selig, Seymour and Jay, her nine grandchildren 
and six great-grandchildren, inspired all who knew her.
  Ruth's life will be celebrated at the Annual Reishit/Genesis Center 
Dinner on Tuesday, June 19, 2007. In honor of her memory, Reishit 
students who have completed their study of the entire Mishnah will make 
a presentation at the event.
  Madam Speaker, words can not capture the generosity of spirit and 
warmth that Ruth Zises exuded. All that can be said is that she will be 
terribly missed by the scores of people fortunate enough to have had 
known her.
  Madam Speaker, I ask all of my colleagues to join me in recognizing 
and remembering the exemplary life of Ruth Zises.

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