[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 86 (Wednesday, June 9, 2010)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1045]
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   IN RECOGNITION OF STUART ROSSMAN, OUTGOING DIRECTOR OF THE JEWISH 
             COMMUNITY RELATIONS COUNCIL OF GREATER BOSTON

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                         HON. STEPHEN F. LYNCH

                            of massachusetts

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, June 9, 2010

  Mr. LYNCH. Madam Speaker, I rise today to recognize Stuart Rossman 
who will be stepping down on June 9, 2010 as President of the Jewish 
Community Relations Council of Greater Boston.
  An honors graduate of the University of Michigan and Harvard Law 
School, Mr. Rossman has dedicated himself to working for social 
justice, ensuring the well-being of the State of Israel and building a 
strong Jewish community in the greater Boston area. As an adjunct 
faculty member at both the Northeastern University School of Law and at 
the Suffolk University Law School, he trains and educates the next 
generation of lawyers and legal scholars.
  Throughout his legal career, during which he served in the 
Massachusetts Attorney General's office and in his current post with 
the National Consumer Law Center, a national advocacy organization for 
low-income consumer justice, he has stood up for those whose voices are 
seldom heard. Mr. Rossman has brought together partners across ethnic 
and religious lines to speak out for what is right.
  Mr. Rossman has also been a strong supporter of Israel and of the 
Jewish community. During his term as Chairman of the United Jewish 
Appeal Young Leadership Cabinet from 1991 to 1992, he led a solidarity 
mission to Israel during the Persian Gulf War and led the 8th Annual 
UJA Young Leadership Conference in Washington, attended by the late 
Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin and over 3,000 participants. In addition 
to his work with the Jewish Community Relations Council of Greater 
Boston, he has been actively involved in the Combined Jewish 
Philanthropies, where he has served on its Executive Committee and 
Board. He also served as President of the Bureau of Jewish Education, 
President of the Massachusetts Association of Jewish Federations and 
Chair of the Boston-Haifa Connection, a partnership that seeks to build 
economic and social bridges.
  He is also is a member of the Advisory Committees for the South Area 
Solomon Schechter Day School and the American Society for the 
University of Haifa New England Region.
  Madam Speaker, Stuart Rossman has spent a lifetime working for the 
betterment of his community and of Israel and the relationship between 
our two countries. It is my pleasure to join with Stuart's family, his 
wife Shelley and daughters Rina and Jessie, JCRC Executive Director 
Nancy K. Kaufman and their colleagues to recognize his achievements and 
to congratulate him as he concludes his tenure as President of the 
Jewish Community Relations Council of Greater Boston.

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