[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 85 (Thursday, June 7, 2012)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1016]
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                       HONORING ARLENE LOWENSTEIN

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                          HON. ELIOT L. ENGEL

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                         Thursday, June 7, 2012

  Mr. ENGEL. Mr. Speaker, Arlene Lowenstein began volunteering for 
Jewish causes as a pre-teen by standing outside of E.J. Korvettes on 
Central Avenue in Scarsdale, collecting funds for Israel during the 
Six-Day War. She has not ceased her support of Israel.
  Arlene is now Fleetwood Synagogue's Treasurer and Finance Committee 
Chair. Fleetwood Synagogue is an organization that relies almost 
entirely on volunteers and Arlene's duties include many that are 
normally done by an organization's staff, including billing members, 
paying bills, banking, reporting tax and donation information, and 
maintaining the synagogue's contact lists.
  She treats her volunteering activities with absolute seriousness, and 
ensures that whatever tasks she undertakes are done accurately and in a 
timely manner. She does not limit herself to just the financial aspects 
of the synagogue. She has worked on the dinner committee for years, and 
is particularly adept at editing written material sent out by the 
synagogue.
  During the ten years her daughter Tovah attended Stein Yeshiva, 
Arlene served as the PTA President. In 1993, Arlene and her husband, 
Jack, were the first parents ever honored at the school's testimonial 
dinner.
  Arlene was also active in Rena Hadassah in Mount Vernon, where she 
chaired the annual Camp Fair which was the organization's most 
successful fundraiser. She received the ``Hands of Healing'' award from 
the Westchester Hadassah Region in 1993.
  Arlene grew up in Yonkers, and is a product of Lincoln Park Jewish 
Center. She spent a year studying at Hebrew University in Jerusalem and 
is a graduate of Barnard College. After graduate school at CUNY, she 
worked as a computer programmer and a proof reader, before her current 
profession--Travel Agent. She is the manager of Transland Travel 
Bureau, a family-owned business. Arlene's husband is Co-President of 
Fleetwood Synagogue. Her daughter is an English teacher at the Moriah 
School in Englewood, New Jersey. Arlene's dedication to Fleetwood 
Synagogue is apparent to all who know her.
  I join with Fleetwood Synagogue in honoring Arlene Lowenstein for the 
good work she has done in the community for so many years. She is a 
living mitzvah.

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