[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 71 (Wednesday, May 12, 2010)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E815-E816]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        HONORING MR. SAM FREDMAN

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                           HON. NITA M. LOWEY

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, May 12, 2010

  Mrs. LOWEY. Madam Speaker, I rise to pay tribute to Samuel G. 
Fredman, this year's recipient of the Rabbi Amiel Wohl Lifetime 
Achievement Award. This prestigious honor is being respectfully 
bestowed upon Judge Fredman by the Westchester Jewish Conference for 
his lifetime of contributions to Westchester County and our great 
country.
  Sam Fredman has led a truly remarkable life. He served in the U.S. 
Army Air Forces in the South Pacific Theater during and after World War 
II. After his military service, Sam received his undergraduate degree 
from Pennsylvania State University and law degree from Columbia 
University. He is a member of the New York State Bar and admitted to 
practice in the U.S. District Court for the Southern and Eastern 
Districts of New York. Judge Fredman has served as law firm partner, 
law school lecturer, and Justice of the Supreme Court of the State of 
New York for nearly 14 years. Judge Fredman still practices law today 
as a private arbitrator and mediator at Wilson Esler Moskowitz Edelmen 
& Dicker and as a judicial hearing officer for New York's Ninth 
Judicial Circuit. In addition to his professional achievements, Sam 
remains a devoted family man as the grandfather of four beautiful 
grandchildren.
  Judge Fredman has already been recognized with over 22 awards and 
honors during his lifetime, including the American Academy of 
Matrimonial Lawyers Distinguished Service Award, Pennsylvania State 
University Distinguished Alumnus Award, and Westchester Holocaust 
Commission Distinguished Service Award. The long list of Sam's admirers 
includes the United Jewish Appeal, Westchester

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County Bar Association, Westchester Holocaust Commission, Benjamin 
Cardozo Society, State University of New York, B'nai B'rith Youth 
Organization, National Conference of Christians and Jews, Cystic 
Fibrosis Society, Hebrew Academy of Westchester, Solomon Schechter 
School of Westchester County, Federation of Jewish Philanthropies and 
the Anti-Defamation League.
  However, it is Judge Fredman's service to the Westchester community 
for over 60 years that has brought him the distinguished Rabbi Amiel 
Wohl lifetime achievement award. Sam has given his time and talents in 
support of White Plains Hospital Center, White Plains Public Library, 
Community Chest, Heart Fund, and numerous other charitable causes. He 
was chairman of the SUNY-Purchase Council for 5 years and has remained 
active in religious leadership with the Commission on Synagogue 
Relations of the Federation of Jewish Philanthropies, Advisory Board of 
the Westchester Jewish Chronicle, Board of Directors of The Anne Frank 
Center, Hillel Foundation at Penn State University, Westchester Jewish 
Conference and the Westchester and Lower Connecticut Division of Israel 
Bonds where he served as chairman. Despite his busy schedule, Judge 
Fredman has also made time to coach boys baseball and basketball teams 
with the White Plains recreational department.
  I urge you to join me in honoring our great countryman and my 
constituent, Judge Sam Fredman.

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