[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 148 (Wednesday, September 17, 2008)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1816]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                       HONORING MITCHELL APPLEMAN

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                     HON. DEBBIE WASSERMAN SCHULTZ

                               of florida

                    in the house of representatives

                     Wednesday, September 17, 2008

  Ms. WASSERMAN SCHULTZ. Madam Speaker, I rise today in memory of 
Mitchell Appleman, a south Florida veteran of World War II and 
President-Emeritus of the Hallandale Jewish Center. Mr. Appleman was a 
well-known member of our community, involved with numerous causes and 
organizations. He was born in Brooklyn, New York and attended Princeton 
University before enlisting and fighting in General Patton's army in 
Europe during World War II. Upon his discharge from the U.S. Army, Mr. 
Appleman made a living in architectural woodworking, lending his skills 
to schools, hospitals, courtrooms, and religious institutions. After 
retiring to south Florida in 1976, he began his second career of 
service in his new community. Mr. Appleman became active at the 
Hallandale Jewish Center, serving as its longest acting president for 
many years and most recently as Chairman of the Board and its 
President-Emeritus. He was also Treasurer of the South Florida Chapter 
of Friends for Life. Through his work at the Hallandale Jewish Center, 
Mr. Appleman went on to support Jewish day schools in the south Florida 
community, American Friends of Bar-Ilan University, the Anti-Defamation 
League, and the Jewish Federation. In addition to his wife of 12 years, 
Riki, Mr. Appleman is survived by his two children, Nanci Vassil and 
Mark Appleman, and their spouses Nick and Billie; his grandchildren, 
Aslan, Michael, Layla and Jason; his great-grandson, Brighton; and a 
very close cousin, Howard Appleman. Mitchell Appleman was a kind, 
wonderful man whose presence will be greatly missed.

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