[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 12 (Monday, January 26, 2015)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E112]
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 IN RECOGNITION OF PAUL DAVID LANTZ, PRESIDENT OF THE JEWISH COMMUNITY 
                                ALLIANCE

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                          HON. MATT CARTWRIGHT

                            of pennsylvania

                    in the house of representatives

                        Monday, January 26, 2015

  Mr. CARTWRIGHT. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor Paul Lantz as he 
completes his term as President of the Jewish Community Alliance of the 
Greater Wyoming Valley. Under Paul's dedicated leadership, the Jewish 
Community Alliance has made great strides in preparing for its future, 
most notably in the acquisition of land that will allow for 
establishment of a new Jewish Community Center for the Wyoming Valley. 
This project will maintain many of the traditional aspects and 
artifacts of the current structure but will also allow the center to 
expand into a modern facility designed to meet future needs. The Jewish 
community in the Wyoming Valley has had a rich history of charitable 
and educational works dating back many years, and this project will 
allow this work to continue well into the future.
  Educated at Connecticut College, Paul graduated with a bachelor of 
arts in zoology. After receiving his master's in business 
administration from the University of Connecticut, Paul went to work 
for Price Waterhouse in New York as a CPA. In 1981, he moved to Wilkes-
Barre with his wife, where they still reside. Paul is actively involved 
in the Wilkes-Barre community in many ways. In addition to serving as 
the President of the Jewish Community Alliance, Paul has also served on 
the board of several non-profit organizations, such as the SPCA, the 
Domestic Violence Service Center, The Wyoming Valley Children's 
Association, and the Boys & Girls Clubs. Currently, Paul is the owner 
and President of the A. Rifkin Co. in Wilkes-Barre and Hope Uniform & 
Security Products in Columbia, New Jersey.
  I congratulate Paul on his work as President of the Jewish Community 
Alliance of the Wyoming Valley, and I commend him for his dedication, 
his quiet confidence, and his selflessness in offering his time and 
talents on behalf of others.

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