[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 146 (Monday, September 15, 2008)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1780]
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             GREATER BOSTON INSTITUTIONS CONFER TWO AWARDS

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                           HON. BARNEY FRANK

                            of massachusetts

                    in the house of representatives

                       Monday, September 15, 2008

  Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts. Madam Speaker, I have had the honor for 
many years of sharing with the Members information about awards being 
presented to individuals who have performed extraordinary service to 
others in the field of medical services.
  These awards are presented by ``ROFEH International--New England 
Chassidic Center,'' under the leadership of Grand Rabbi Levi Y. 
Horowitz, which provides help across the world in giving access to the 
first-class medical treatment that we in the Greater Boston area are 
fortunate to enjoy. Rabbi Horowitz himself has been a distinguished 
leader in the field of medical ethics, and his dedication to seeing 
that access to the medical services he has helped support and defend is 
a great asset to us all. On November 23, 2008, at the Grand Ballroom of 
the Boston Park Plaza Hotel, the Annual Dinner of ROFEH International--
New England Chassidic Center will honor, as it always does, two 
individuals who have distinguished themselves by their dedication to 
others, and the great skill they bring to those tasks. The ROFEH 
International Award goes to Dr. John B. Mulliken, and the Man of the 
Year Award is being presented to Mr. Herbert M. Gann.
  Madam Speaker, the work in the medical area organized and inspired by 
Grand Rabbi Horowitz is a superb example of how Americans can best work 
together to enhance the quality of all of our lives. To Dr. Mulliken, 
to Mr. Gann, and to Rabbi Horowitz and his fellow and sister workers in 
this endeavor, I extend my congratulations, but even more important, my 
thanks for what they do for all of us.
  Madam Speaker, I ask that these remarks be printed here along with 
the relevant biographical information about Dr. Mulliken and Mr. Gann.

 Mr. Herbert M. Gann, ROFEH International New England Chassidic Center 
                         Man of the Year Award

       Mr. Herbert Gann lived in Chelsea, Massachusetts until 1946 
     when he and his parents, Joseph and Rae Gann, and his two 
     sisters, Beverly and Shirley, moved to Newton, Massachusetts.
       He graduated Newton High School in 1951 and Boston 
     University with a BS and BA in 1955. Mr. Gann served in the 
     United States Army in Germany from 1956-1958.
       Herb started working part time in Joseph Gann Inc., while 
     in high school; continued in college and started working full 
     time after graduating in 1955. He worked together with his 
     father, Joseph Gann, until his father retired in December 
     2000. Mr. Herbert Gann has been the owner of Joseph Gann 
     Jewelers, in Boston since 1987.
       He learned charity from both his parents and is a very 
     philanthropic person in his own right. His interest in Jewish 
     Education started when his oldest daughter, Elisa, enrolled 
     in Solomon Schechter Day School, in 1970. He continues to 
     support that school along with Rashi Jewish Community Day 
     School, Metro West Day School, and Gann Academy. He also 
     supports the work of Combined Jewish Philanthropies.
       Herb and Rita Gann are members of Temple Emanuel, 
     Congregation Beth El Atereth Israel and Congregation Agdus 
     Achim-Anshe Sfard.
       Mr. Gann started going to the Rebbe's Dinners at the time 
     they honored Reverend Louis Lourie, over 28 years ago. His 
     interest in the Rebbe's work evolved and Mr. Gann has been on 
     the dinner committee for many years.
       Herb Gann married Rita (Kaplan) Gann in 1964. Rita was 
     hired in 1962 as the bookkeeper at Joseph Gann Jewelers and 
     continues to work alongside her husband. They have four 
     children and five grandchildren.
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            John B. Mulliken, MD--ROFEH International Award

       John B. Mulliken, M.D., received his medical degree in 1964 
     from Columbia University, College of Physicians & Surgeons. 
     Following his surgical residency and a research fellowship at 
     Massachusetts General Hospital, Dr. Mulliken served in the 
     U.S. Army in Korea and at Ft. Devens, Massachusetts. After 
     his military service, Dr. Mulliken completed a residency in 
     plastic surgery at The Johns Hopkins Hospital in Maryland.
       Board-certified in general surgery and plastic surgery, Dr. 
     Mulliken is an Associate Professor of Surgery at Harvard 
     Medical School and a Senior Associate in Surgery at 
     Children's Hospital Boston. In addition to being director of 
     the Vascular Anomalies Center, Dr. Mulliken is director of 
     the Craniofacial Centre. He also holds an appointment at 
     Brigham and Women's Hospital.
       A Fellow of the American College of Surgeons, Dr. Mulliken 
     is the co-founder and past president of the International 
     Society for the Study of Vascular Anomalies, and a diplomat 
     of both the American Board of Surgery and the America Board 
     of Plastic Surgery. In 1998, he was the recipient of an 
     honorary degree from Universite Catholique de Louvain, 
     Brussels.
       Dr. Mulliken is the author of 185 original scientific 
     articles; dozens of reviews, journal discussions, and 
     editorials; nearly 40 chapters; and two books, including 
     Vascular Birthmarks: Hemangiomas and Malformations, 
     coauthored with British surgeon Anthony E. Young, M.A., M. 
     Chir., F.R.C.S. (Philadelphia: W.B. Saunders Co., 1988; 483 
     pgs.).
       Dr. Mulliken's clinical interests include craniofacial 
     anomalies, cleft lip/palate, and vascular anomalies. His 
     basic research is focused on molecular causes of craniofacial 
     and vascular anomalies.
       Dr. Mulliken developed the current, now widely-accepted 
     classification system for vascular anomalies, which divides 
     them into two major categories based on their etiology. 
     Considered one of the world's foremost experts in vascular 
     anomalies, Dr. Mulliken is frequently invited to lecture at 
     hospitals around the globe and is host to many visiting 
     scholars and physicians interested in vascular anomalies.

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