[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 163 (Tuesday, November 15, 2016)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1480]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                   HONORING MR. STANLEY K. SHEINBAUM

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                            HON. BARBARA LEE

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, November 15, 2016

  Ms. LEE. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor the extraordinary life of 
Mr. Stanley K. Sheinbaum. With his passing on September 12, 2016, I 
look to recognize his extraordinary life and the invaluable influence 
it has had on our nation.
  Stanley was born in the Bronx on June 12, 1920, to Herman Sheinbaum, 
an immigrant from Lithuania, and Selma Klimberg. His father was a 
manufacturer of women's belts and shoes, and the young Stanley 
initially struggled with his education.
  He served as a map-maker in the Army during World War II, and later 
attended Oklahoma A&M, now known as Oklahoma State University. Stanley 
ultimately transferred to Stanford University, where he studied 
economics and graduated summa cum laude.
  During the late 1950s Mr. Sheinbaum taught economics at Michigan 
State University and became involved in providing technical support for 
South Vietnam through the Michigan State University Group (MSUG). 
Stanley would later learn that the MSUG was a front for covert CIA 
operations in Vietnam, and left the program before later working with 
journalist Robert Scheer on an expose about it that was published in 
1966. This experience led to Stanley becoming outspoken in his 
criticism of the Vietnam War, and government corruption here at home.
  Stanley later worked for the Center for the Study of Democratic 
Institutions in Santa Barbara, California and ran for Congress twice as 
a peace candidate. Although both runs were unsuccessful he continued to 
work for the end the war, and stepped in to raise money for Daniel 
Ellsberg's legal defense after the exposure of the Pentagon Papers.
  One of his most famous political missions was leading a delegation of 
American Jewish leaders in 1988 to persuade Yasser Arafat to renounce 
terrorism and recognize Israel. Some vilified him for his contact with 
the Palestinian Liberation Organization and its President. Others 
believe it may have paved the way for the Oslo Accords and Arafat's 
handshake with Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin at the White House in 1993.
  Here at home he thrust himself into every political storm he could 
find as an avid supporter of progressive change. As President of the 
Los Angeles Board of Police Commissioners after the beating of Rodney 
King, Mr. Sheinbaum was instrumental in the ousting of Chief Daryl 
Gates and promoted reforms of the LA Police Department.
  On a personal note Stanley was larger than life. His clarity of 
purpose, his vision, his work for a peaceful world, his brilliance and 
boldness provided many of us the encouragement to continue to fight the 
good fight, to never give up and to ``keep hope alive''.
  I and my colleagues benefitted from his selfless support and faith in 
us that we would be true to our principals and fight for a progressive 
agenda. Most importantly, Stanley was a friend and a mentor who loved 
and embraced us as kindred spirits. For this we are deeply grateful.
  Today, California's 13th Congressional District is accompanied by 
California's 37th and California's 47th in saluting the invaluable 
service of Stanley Sheinbaum. We honor his memory with a continued 
dedication to the progressive agenda. We join our nation and his loved 
ones in celebrating his incredible life with a promise to honor his 
legacy.

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