[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 50 (Tuesday, March 24, 2009)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E747-E748]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




            COMMENDING INA GOLUB OF UNION COUNTY, NEW JERSEY

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                           HON. LEONARD LANCE

                             of new jersey

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, March 24, 2009

  Mr. LANCE. Madam Speaker, I rise in honor of National Women's History 
Month and to congratulate Ina Golub of Mountainside, New Jersey who 
will be honored on Friday, March 27, 2009 at the 17th Annual Women of 
Excellence Dinner held in Union County, New Jersey.
   This special annual event is hosted by the Union County Commission 
on the Status of Women in the Seventh Congressional District and 
highlights the amazing work of individuals who are making our 
communities better places to live. The Commission on the Status of 
Women recognizes the contributions of women in the fields of education, 
health care, the arts, government, business, law, community service, 
technology, public service and women's advocacy and lifetime 
achievement.
   This year's Fine Arts Award will be given to Ina Golub whose fiber 
and bead artwork is known nationally and internationally. She is 
currently the subject of a major exhibition at the Newark Museum. 
Working largely with Judaic themes, Ms. Golub has created artwork for 
synagogues, museums, and private collectors throughout the United 
States and Israel, including nine monumental ark curtains, more than 
450 Torah mantles, wedding canopies, hand-woven tapestries, decorative 
wall hangings, and a major Holocaust memorial. She has also created 
many rabbinical garments and prayer shawls. Awarded the Philip and 
Sylvia Spertus Judaica Award in 1998, and 2005, Ina's works were 
included in a major exhibition at the Contemporary Jewish Museum in San 
Francisco.
   Ms. Golub is particularly known for her beaded spice containers 
which have received national and international recognition. Her works 
have also been commissioned by synagogues and private collectors, 
creating custom designed fiber art of all descriptions and forms.
   Ina Golub of Mountainside, New Jersey has made significant 
achievements for her artistic talents. I am pleased to congratulate Ina 
Golub for her outstanding efforts and share

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her good work with my colleagues in the United States Congress and the 
American people.

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