[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 165 (Monday, October 29, 2007)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E2261]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




 CONGRATULATING SETH S. GROSS UPON BEING NAMED ``MAN OF THE YEAR'' BY 
                    B'NAI B'RITH AMOS LODGE NO. 136

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                         HON. PAUL E. KANJORSKI

                            of pennsylvania

                    in the house of representatives

                        Monday, October 29, 2007

  Mr. KANJORSKI. Madam Speaker, I rise today to ask you and my esteemed 
colleagues in the House of Representatives to pay tribute to Seth S. 
Gross, who was named ``Man of the Year'' by the B'nai B'rith Amos Lodge 
No. 136 of Scranton, PA.
  Mr. Gross graduated from Scranton Central High School in 1959 and 
received his bachelor's degree from the University of Pittsburgh in 
1962. After attending the College of Insurance, he worked for Chubb and 
Son in New York City before returning to Scranton to join his father, 
Abraham, his mother, Lillian and his uncle, Bernard Gross, in Gross-
Brown Associated Agencies, Inc.
  He remained associated with Gross-Brown until 1994, when it merged 
with Chamberlain Insurance. Mr. Gross continues to be associated with 
Chamberlain and Reinheimer Insurers, Inc.
  He is a past president of the Northeastern Pennsylvania Chapter of 
Chartered Property Casualty Underwriters and has taught classes for the 
CPCU designation.
  Mr. Gross has served as president of many Jewish and community 
organizations over the years, including the Scranton Lions Club, the 
Lackawanna Audubon Society, Jewish Family Service of Lackawanna County, 
Junior Achievement of Northeastern Pennsylvania, Temple Israel of 
Scranton and the Scranton Jewish Community Center. He is currently 
president of the Jewish Federation of Northeastern Pennsylvania and he 
serves on the boards of Jewish Family Service, the JCC and Temple 
Israel.
  Mr. Gross previously served on the board of the Scranton Hebrew Day 
School and on the United Way allocations panel.
  He has also worked on the Pennsylvania Film Festival/Scranton 
Tomorrow Committee and the First Night Celebration in Scranton. Mr. 
Gross was the recipient of the Scranton Jewish Community Center Young 
Leadership Award, its Man of the Year Award and its Lifetime 
Achievement Award.
  Mr. Gross is married to the former Sheryl Jacobowitz. The couple has 
two daughters and three grandchildren.
  Madam Speaker, please join me in congratulating Mr. Gross. His 
contributions to the business and community sectors in Scranton and the 
northeastern Pennsylvania region have earned him well-deserved respect 
and admiration, which are reflected in this honor being bestowed on him 
by B'nai B'rith Amos Lodge No. 136.

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