[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 144 (Wednesday, September 26, 2007)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1992]
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                       TRIBUTE TO MARCEL MARCEAU

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                           HON. MIKE FERGUSON

                             of new jersey

                    in the house of representatives

                     Wednesday, September 26, 2007

  Mr. FERGUSON. Madam Speaker, I rise today to recognize and honor 
Marcel Marceau, who died September 22, 2007, at the age of 84.
  Marcel Marceau revived the art of pantomime, performing across the 
world beginning after World War II. Through his on-stage persona, 
``Bip,'' Marceau was known for his ability to capture the full range of 
human emotions without using words.
  Although he became famous as a performer, Marceau's most admirable 
accomplishment was not on the stage. As a French Jew born Marcel 
Mangel, during World War II he changed his name and joined the French 
Resistance to save Jewish children from the Holocaust. He and his 
brother forged documents to trick the Nazis into thinking that children 
were too young to be deported, and also helped kids escape into 
Switzerland.
  Speaking years later about his actions and about those who were lost 
in the Holocaust, which included his father, Marceau said: ``Among 
those kids was maybe an Einstein, a Mozart, somebody who (would have) 
found a cancer drug. That is why we have a great responsibility. Let us 
love one another.''
  Just as the Holocaust demonstrated the worst evil that humans are 
capable of, the response by individuals like Marcel Marceau represented 
the best in human compassion.

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