[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 79 (Wednesday, May 14, 2008)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E917-E918]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        HONORING BARBARA KORNER

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                          HON. ELIOT L. ENGEL

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, May 14, 2008

  Mr. ENGEL. Madam Speaker, Barbara Korner throughout her life, 
interwoven with the strands of wife, mother, and teacher are patterns 
that appear and reappear: Her devotion and love for the Sinai Free 
Synagogue makes Kehillah Kedosha (sacred congregation) a way of life in 
all that she does.
  She reaches out to all, teaching the youngest, Beresheet Bunch, to 
welcoming the eldest at services; to honoring the most revered as chair 
of the Congregant of the Year dinner dance. She initiates new 
relationships and strengthens existing ones in the Women's Spirituality 
Circle, as well as giving herself to fundraising projects such as Honey 
for Rosh Hashanah.
  Whether serving food during a concert, shopping for bagels for an 
adult education brunch, or selecting beautiful Judaica for the shop, 
she brings friendship and caring to the synagogue community.
  She has a long history of volunteerism at Sinai Free Synagogue, and 
the Free Synagogue before that. She has been honored with the 
Congregant of the Year Award, having served as Religious School Board 
co-chair, Hospitality Chair for the successful congregational dinners, 
and co-chair to the Jewish Festival.

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  She was born in New York City to Ruth and Murray Zucker, and 
graduated from Hunter College. She taught at P.S. 100 for her entire 
career and met her husband Ira there. They married in 1970 and have 
three children, Matthew, Shelbey and Ari, and three grandchildren 
Daniel, Maia and Gabriel.
  Barbara Korner is a vital part of the leadership at the synagogue and 
the community at large, with her enthusiasm, her artistic flair, and 
her strong sense of tikkun olam in everything she does. She has made 
Sinai Free Synagogue into a community, and helped to strengthen the 
Jewish community in Mt. Vernon.

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