[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 209 (Thursday, December 21, 2017)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1747]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         TRIBUTE TO HILDA EISEN

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                            HON. KEN CALVERT

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, December 21, 2017

  Mr. CALVERT. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor and pay tribute to 
Hilda Eisen, who passed away last month in California at the age of 
100. Hilda owned and operated Norco Ranch for many years and she will 
be deeply missed.
  Prior to immigrating to the United States, Hilda was born and raised 
in the Polish village of Izbica-Kujawska. During the Nazi occupation of 
Poland, Hilda was imprisoned in a ghetto before escaping to hide with 
Jewish Partisans in the forest. Tragically, Hilda's entire family was 
killed during the war. Her classmate and future husband, Harry, 
survived the Auschwitz concentration camp before reconnecting with 
Hilda. Together, they moved to America in 1948 where they would invest 
their savings to buy 100 chickens and start a business in California.
  In the early days of the family business, Harry would ride around 
town on his bicycle selling eggs. In a short amount of time, the 
business outgrew its facility and the Eisens purchased a five-acre 
ranch in Norco, California to build a chicken farm. Over the years, the 
business would be known as Norco Ranch and grow into a major supplier 
of eggs to regional supermarket chains. The business had nearly 400 
employees before it was sold to Land-O-Lakes in 2000. In 2012, Harry 
passed away at the age of 95. Before Harry's passing, the Eisens became 
involved with the Lodzer Organization of Southern California, a group 
of Holocaust survivors that supported Jewish charities locally and in 
Israel.
  I had the distinct privilege of knowing Hilda for many years and I 
will deeply miss her. I extend my heartfelt condolences to the entire 
Eisen family, including her three daughters: Ruth Eisen, Mary Cramer, 
and Frances Miller. Although Hilda may be gone, her selfless dedication 
to our nation and the human spirit will long be remembered.

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