[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 90 (Wednesday, June 16, 2010)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1117]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




        CELEBRATING THE LIFE AND MEMORY OF MR. DANIEL D. CANTOR

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                         HON. ALCEE L. HASTINGS

                               of florida

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, June 16, 2010

  Mr. HASTINGS of Florida. Madam Speaker, I rise today to celebrate the 
life of and express sadness over the passing of an extraordinary man, 
Daniel D. Cantor.
  Mr. Cantor set the bar for what it means to be a true community 
leader through his philanthropy, friendship, and loyalty.
  He loved children, loved the Jewish community, and loved Broward 
County. It was his fervent desire to give whatever he could, whenever 
he could, to help.
  Mr. Cantor grew up in Middle Village, New York, earned his law degree 
from New York University, and served in the Navy stateside during World 
War II. He started practicing law after the war but his attention 
quickly turned to real estate, where he made his fortune buying, 
selling and building garden apartments for returning veterans. He made 
his first $1 million by age 31.
  When Mr. Cantor retired to Tamarac in 1980, South Florida became a 
prime recipient of his charity work. By 1996, in only an 8-year period, 
Mr. Cantor donated over $22 million to the non-profit community and was 
recognized by the United States Congress for his efforts.
  His contributions went to the Jewish National Fund, the Jewish 
Institute for Geriatric Care, a program to teach Yiddish in Jewish day 
schools, including one in Hollywood, and a lecture hall for a 
university in Israel. Mr. Cantor donated to scholarship funds, medical 
research, and housing for the elderly in New York, Florida, and Israel. 
He gave money to resettle Soviet Jews and to fly Ethiopian Jews to 
Israel. Locally he also gave to the Jewish Federation of Broward 
County, David Posnack Hebrew Day School in Plantation, and the Anti-
Defamation League of B'nai B'rith.
  Of course, he is probably best known through the Daniel D. Cantor 
Senior Center in Sunrise, which provides adult day care and other 
programs for the elderly, many of which are constituents of mine.
  Madam Speaker, Daniel Cantor was a unique man with a great sense of 
humor. He served the community with everything he had and this is 
something I aspire to do every day of my life. He will always be a role 
model to all who follow Mahatma Ghandi's mantra: ``Be the change you 
wish to see in the world.''
  One Jewish leader in my district said it right: ``It's the end of an 
era losing a man of that stature.''
  I am grateful for Mr. Cantor's contributions and dedication to 
Broward County, the greater United States, and Israel. He will be 
missed. My thoughts and prayers go out to his family, friends, and to 
the greater community during this difficult time.

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