[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 63 (Monday, May 7, 2012)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E711]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                   IN HONOR OF ELEAZER AND SARI KLEIN

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                          HON. ELIOT L. ENGEL

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                          Monday, May 7, 2012

  Mr. ENGEL. Mr. Speaker, Eleazer and Sari Klein are admirably 
refreshing in that despite their impressive accomplishments, they 
remain a sincerely caring, responsive and unassuming couple. Both have 
much to be proud of. They come from families who have created worlds of 
good in diverse arenas. They use their talents to run successful 
businesses and support organizations of Torah and chesed. And for all 
this, it is clear that they take most pride in raising children who are 
a credit to their families.
  Eleazer's father, Rabbi Dr. Bernard Klein, z''l, originally from 
Munkatch, survived the Holocaust, and went on to receive Smicha from 
Torah Vodaath, attend Columbia University and become a practicing Rav 
and Chairman of the Department of History, Philosophy and Political 
Science at the City University of New York. Mrs. Shirley Klein, 
amu''sh, granddaughter of Rav Yosef Chaim Sonnenfeld zt''l, was a 
teacher and educator with a Masters in Education. Together, they 
infused their children with the primary goals of commitment to family, 
education and placing Torah values above all.
  Sari's family, the esteemed Gotlib/Fink Family, remains one of the 
most respected families in Belgium. Her role models, Sari's parents and 
grandparents, realized success in business, but always kept at the top 
of their priorities raising a refined Torah family as well as doing 
their utmost to be Osek B'Tzarchei Tzibur. In a heart-warming gesture 
of generational bonding, Sari took their son, Michael, to Antwerp, to 
provide him the privilege of hearing his great-grandfather, Chazzan 
Fink, lead the tefillos this past Yom Kippur.
  Catching a glimpse of Eleazer's modest demeanor walking into shul, 
ready to lain any kria, always with a sefer in his hand, one would be 
hard pressed to believe his imposing bio--Senior Partner in Schulte 
Roth & Zabel's corporate law department, rated one of NY's top 
attorneys by Super Lawyers, Senior Editor of the Yale Law Journal, 
noted legal speaker and author. And yet, he helped found the Agudah of 
Madison in Flatbush, is the first to deliver mishloach monos every 
Purim to his Rosh Yeshiva of Torah Vodaath, Rav Yisroel Reisman, 
Shlit''a, and makes himself available to dispense clarifying advice to 
anyone in need. With Smicha from Rav Pam zt''l, Eleazer maintains a 
very strong relationship with his Rabbeim, exemplifying what they 
taught: impeccable integrity, unflagging menschlikeit.
  A graduate of Michlala and Stern, Sari, too is not complacent with 
past accomplishments. Juggling many roles--owner and manager of Virgo 
Business Centers which offers turnkey business offices, steadfast, 
sensitive confidante to friends on both sides of the ocean, organized 
chesed supporter--she takes overwhelming joy in being emotionally in 
tune with her husband and children. Truly, it is the Klein children who 
personify all that their parents and grandparents stand for--quietly 
strong, well mannered, articulate. Calling their children the Klein's 
``masterpieces'', Rabbi Chaim Pechter, Menahel, comments, ``You cannot 
impose such things on children. Their behavior testifies to generations 
of midos tovos and hanhagos tovos in a home of Torah, Kedusha and 
Tahara.''
  As Sari says, ``It's all about appreciating what you have and 
instilling the correct values into your children.'' It is our heartfelt 
brocha that all these extraordinary attributes, exemplifying ``Mah Tovu 
Ohalecha'' continue in their doros, ad bli dai.
  May I have the honor of joining in congratulating Eleazer and Sari 
Klein as Guests of honor at the 13th Anniversary Dinner of Yeshiva 
Ohavei Torah.

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