[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 95 (Wednesday, June 15, 2016)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E924]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                     HONORING ELLEN AND PAUL LEWIS

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                          HON. ELIOT L. ENGEL

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, June 15, 2016

  Mr. ENGEL. Mr. Speaker, when committed and proactive citizens are 
dedicated to the community, it is important to recognize and honor 
their actions. Ellen and Paul Lewis embody that type of commitment to 
the Shaarei Tikvah community.
  Ellen grew up in Mt. Vernon, where her parents were active in the 
Emanuel Jewish Center. Ellen found a real passion in Hebrew School, 
becoming the first woman to chant Haftarah on a Shabbat morning in the 
early 1990s. Ellen later attended Tufts University, earning her 
Master's in Math Education at Yeshiva University and returned to Mt. 
Vernon upon graduation to teach math at Mt. Vernon High School.
  Paul was born in Alton, Illinois, and later moved to Lake Charles, 
Louisiana. He attended St. Michaels College in Santa Fe, New Mexico, 
and earned his Master's Degree at Notre Dame.
  Ellen and Paul were introduced while the two taught together in Mount 
Vernon. Their love story grew from there, and they married in August 
1973. Together they have a daughter, Rachel, a pediatric critical care 
physician in the metropolitan area.
  To both Ellen and Paul, Shaarei Tikvah means one word: community. At 
Shaarei Tikvah, Ellen has chaired the Adult Education Committee for ten 
years, the Ritual Committee for two years, and serving the Board of 
Trustees and the School Board. Ellen still reads Haftarah four to six 
times a year and often chants from the Megillah on Purim. Paul has also 
been actively involved in the Shaarei Tikvah community, knowing how 
important it is to both Ellen and the Scarsdale community as a whole.
  This year, Shaarei Tikvah is honoring both Ellen and Paul at their 
annual JeoPARTY dinner. I want to congratulate both of them on this 
wonderful honor, and on the occasion and thank them for all they do for 
both the Shaarei Tikvah and Westchester Communities.

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