[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 107 (Thursday, June 26, 2008)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1364]
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                   IN HONOR OF DR. LEATRICE RABINSKY

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                             HON. RON KLEIN

                               of florida

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, June 26, 2008

  Mr. KLEIN of Florida. Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor a 
distinguished member of the Jewish Community and a real role model in 
my life.
  Dr. Leatrice B. Rabinsky, an Adjunct Professor of Jewish Literature 
at the Siegal College of Judaic Studies and a board member of the Ohio 
Council on Education, has recently retired after 25 years of dedicated 
service, teaching Ohio youth about the Holocaust at Cleveland Heights 
High School.
  During her 25 years of service she pioneered Holocaust education and 
led eight ``Journeys of Conscience'' for students and survivors to the 
sights of the Holocaust in Europe and Israel.
  I was privileged be a student of Dr. Rabinsky. She instilled in me 
principles and knowledge that have had a lasting impact on my life. She 
shaped me as a person and as a public servant. One of my proudest 
moments as a state legislator in the Florida legislature was when we 
passed the Holocaust Education Act, legislation that I authored that 
mandated teaching about the lessons of the Holocaust in all of 
Florida's public schools. Because of this legislation, which grew out 
of Dr. Rabinsky's inspiration, more of America's children will know the 
consequences of bigotry and intolerance. Now, as a member of the United 
States Congress, and as the Chairman of the Congressional Taskforce 
Against Anti-Semitism, I continue to make Holocaust issues a priority.
  I am sure that each and every one of our colleagues can identify a 
teacher from their past who left a significant mark on their lives. I 
know that I would not be where I am today without the motivation and 
encouragement of Dr. Rabinsky.
  Finally, I would like to thank the Jewish National Fund for honoring 
Dr. Leatrice Rabinky as a ``Woman of Valor.'' She is a pillar in the 
Jewish community and, I am proud to honor her in the U.S. House of 
Representatives.

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