[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 64 (Tuesday, April 22, 2008)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E679]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                HONORING CAROLDYNE AND HERSHEL SWEDLOVE

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                             HON. JOE BACA

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, April 22, 2008

  Mr. BACA. Madam Speaker, on June 14th, 2008, the Congregation Emanu 
El of San Bernardino, California, will present to Caroldyne and Hershel 
Swedlove the prestigious Rabbi Norman F. Feldheym Award. The Rabbi 
Norman Feldheym award was established in 1983 to pay tribute to those 
members of the Congregation Emanu El that reflect the Rabbi's qualities 
of love and loyalty to the synagogue, service to their community, and 
the personal traits of humility and kindness.
  The Swedloves have been members of the Congregation Emanu El since 
1966. They have long been active in supporting the congregation's 
endeavors, most notably their annual sponsorship of the Rosh Hashanah 
congregational luncheon. Caroldyne has been especially active in the 
community, as a member of the Sisterhood of Congregation Emanu El. She 
has taught in the Religious School there, while also volunteering in 
the Sisterhood Gift Shop. Hershel was a regular volunteer in the 
congregation's major fund raising activities, an effort that enabled 
the synagogue to pay off its mortgage.
  I am sure that the Swedloves are most proud of their family's 
involvement in the synagogue as well. Their four sons Jerome, Sheldon, 
Randall, and David all attended the religious school, were Bar 
Mitzvahed and confirmed in the synagogue and are now all active members 
of the Congregation as well.
  The Swedloves have been an important part of the Jewish community in 
the Inland Empire for years, as members of Paradise B'Nai B'rith and 
the Redlands Jewish Club, and as supporters of Jewish homes for the 
Aging and the Western States Jewish Historical Society. As owner-
operators of Morris Automotive Supply in Fontana since 1962, they have 
been prominent members of the business community as well. Well known 
for their family traditions and unquestioned integrity, the Swedloves 
have been honored by the Fontana Chamber of Commerce for their 
excellence.
  I am honored to recognize Caroldyne and Hershel Swedlove for their 
commitment to our community. I congratulate them on an honor well 
deserved on the 117th anniversary of the chartering of the congregation 
in San Bernardino. May both the Congregation Emanu El and the Swedloves 
continue to serve San Bernardino for years to come.

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