[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 15 (Monday, January 30, 2017)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E102]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




 IN RECOGNITION OF MITCH KORNFELD FOR HIS SERVICE AS PRESIDENT OF THE 
                       JEWISH COMMUNITY ALLIANCE

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                          HON. MATT CARTWRIGHT

                            of pennsylvania

                    in the house of representatives

                        Monday, January 30, 2017

  Mr. CARTWRIGHT. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor Mitch Kornfeld, a 
local business owner and outgoing President of the Jewish Community 
Alliance of Northeastern Pennsylvania. He is a force for change in the 
local Jewish community, and professionally, Mr. Kornfeld is the Owner 
and Vice President of Operations at The Woodlands Inn, one of the 
premier hotels in the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Area.
  Mr. Kornfeld is a South Wilkes-Barre native and graduate of E.L. 
Myers High School. In 1969, his father and uncle opened The Woodlands, 
and Mr. Komfeld grew up in and around the family business. A graduate 
of the University of Pittsburgh, he earned a degree in economics and 
communications. After college, Mr. Kornfeld returned to Wilkes-Bane to 
play a vital role in his family's business.
  Mr. Kornfeld grew up in a Jewish family, and today, he gives back as 
an active member of the Jewish Community Alliance of Northeastern 
Pennsylvania. The JCA seeks to create a community for Jews to connect 
to each other and to their faith through services and programming. As 
president, he has been instrumental in expanding the Jewish Community 
Center, currently located in Wilkes-Bane, to the new Center for Jewish 
Life in Kingston. The 60,000 square foot space will feature a fitness 
center, a library, class rooms, and a resource room to serve and 
support the Jewish population of the Wyoming Valley and the general 
public.
  Mr. Kornfeld combines business acumen with an altruistic spirit. He 
is committed to supporting and reenergizing the Jewish population in 
Northeast Pennsylvania with projects such as the Center for Jewish 
Life.
  It is an honor to recognize Mitch Kornfeld and his exceptional work 
as President of the Jewish Community Alliance. He has left a remarkable 
legacy by taking a leadership role in the development of the Center for 
Jewish Life. I look forward to watching the final realization of this 
ambitious project, and I wish him the very best in the future.

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