[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 149 (Tuesday, November 27, 2012)]
[Senate]
[Page S6943]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                     REMEMBERING RUTH SINGER MEYERS

 Mrs. BOXER. Mr. President, today I rise in memory of my dear 
friend Ruth Singer Meyers, who died in Los Angeles last month after a 
brief but valiant fight with cancer.
  Ruth was a philanthropist, a community leader, and a champion of 
Israel and a strong U.S.-Israel relationship. She was also a kind, 
warm, and caring human being who had countless good friends and deeply 
loved her husband, children, and grandchildren.
  Born Ruth Lazarus in Wilmington, DE, Ruth moved to California as a 
girl with her family. After graduating from Beverly Hills High School 
and UCLA, she married and had two sons, Rick and Anthony. When her boys 
grew up and went off to college, Ruth dedicated herself to charitable 
work, the Jewish community, and Israel.
  Ruth's energy, dedication, and fundraising abilities were legendary 
in charitable circles. She served on the Board of Governors of Cedars-
Sinai Hospital, the Board of Directors of the Venice Family Clinic, the 
International Board of Governors of Tel Aviv University, and the 
National Board of the United Jewish Appeal. As missions chairman for 
the Jewish Federation of Los Angeles, she led dozens of community trips 
to Israel. She also served as the Los Angeles chairman of the American 
Israel Public Affairs Committee and became a national officer in the 
organization.
  On behalf of the people of California, who have benefited so much 
from Ruth's life and work, I send my deepest gratitude and condolences 
to her husband, Mickey Meyers, as well as her sons and grandchildren. I 
know they and many others will miss this wonderful woman, as will I. 


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