[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 35 (Monday, March 5, 2012)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E310]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                      HONORING MARLENE GREENEBAUM

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                     HON. C.A. DUTCH RUPPERSBERGER

                              of maryland

                    in the house of representatives

                         Monday, March 5, 2012

  Mr. RUPPERSBERGER. Mr. Speaker, I rise before you today to recognize 
Mrs. Marlene Greenebaum, who will be honored at the Centennial 
Celebration of Hadassah for her many contributions to medical, communal 
and Jewish causes in Baltimore and beyond American borders.
  Mrs. Greenebaum is one of Baltimore's most well-known and well-
respected philanthropic leaders. Her civic endeavors include serving as 
president of the Oheb Shalom Sisterhood as well as president of Miriam 
Lodge. In addition, since her diagnosis with breast cancer more than 20 
years ago, Mrs. Greenebaum has dedicated each and every day to helping 
treat and research life-threatening disease so that others can enjoy 
the gift of good health.
  In 1994, Mrs. Greenebaum and her husband, Stewart, created a 
scholarship program for University of Maryland School of Medicine 
students who are residents of Maryland. They are also the founding 
donors of the Children's House at Johns Hopkins, helping to build an 
18-bedroom facility that provides lodging for families of children 
being treated for life-threatening illnesses. The couple was recently 
recognized for donating more than $1 million to the American Cancer 
Society since 2007.
  Mrs. Greenebaum has served on the University of Maryland Medical 
System's Cancer Center Board of Advisors since its inception in 1993. 
Along with her husband, she donated $10 million to the School of 
Medicine, the largest private contribution in its history. In 
recognition, the couple is the namesake of the University of Maryland 
Marlene and Stewart Greenebaum Cancer Center, where new life-saving 
drugs and groundbreaking clinical trials have attracted national and 
international recognition. In fact, its lab and clinical research 
facility are ranked among the Nation's top 25 cancer centers by U.S. 
News and World Report.
  Mrs. Greenebaum was also the driving force behind the creation of the 
Multidisciplinary Breast Center at the Hadassah University Medical 
Center in Jerusalem that bears her name. Her gift is ensuring that 
Israeli women can benefit from the best diagnostics, treatment and 
research possible.
  Mr. Speaker, I ask that you join with me today to honor Mrs. Marlene 
Greenebaum. Her dedication to quality healthcare for all people is an 
inspiration. Her strength and courage now give hope to countless other 
women. It is with great admiration and appreciation that I congratulate 
Mrs. Geenebaum on her well-deserved recognition and wish her many more 
years of good health and happiness.

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