[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 38 (Thursday, March 6, 2008)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E323]
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                          HONORING JAMES LAPIN

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                          HON. ELIOT L. ENGEL

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, March 6, 2008

  Mr. ENGEL. Madam Speaker, James Lapin, an active member of the Hebrew 
Institute of Riverdale, is truly a giving person. Mr. Lapin really 
understands the importance of doing and not just talking about giving. 
This is something he demonstrated by donating a kidney to a woman 
through a match made by the Halachic Organ Donor Society.
  At the Hebrew Institute of Riverdale he is a frequent participant in 
many of the Bayrit's programs and has been instrumental in continuing 
Abraham and Sarah's Tent, the innovative program at HIR that provides 
free Shabbat dinner every Friday. He also shows his concern for our 
youth by being a big brother in the Big Sibling program of the Jewish 
Youth Encounter Program.
  James and his wife Ann are parents of Gavriella and Sarit and have 
lived in Riverdale since their marriage in 2001. He is a graduate of 
the BA/MBA program of the University of Judaism and now works for 
Columbia University.
  For his true selflessness and good works, he is presented with the 
Andrew Zucker Community Service Award.

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