[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 79 (Tuesday, May 15, 2018)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E647-E648]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                          HONORING KATHY SALOM

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                            HON. ELIOT ENGEL

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, May 15, 2018

  Mr. ENGEL. Mr. Speaker, as a former classroom teacher I hold a 
special affinity for fellow educators, especially those who give so 
selflessly of themselves in service to their community. In the Rye 
community, no one better exemplifies that selfless commitment than 
Kathy Salom, and I want to take a moment to honor Kathy the fine 
recognition she deserves.
  Kathy was born Estell Kathleen Millard in Dunsmuir, California in 
1945. She attended

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San Francisco State University, the University of Hawaii and New York 
University. Her degrees include Masters and five educational 
certifications both from California and New York.
  In 1969, Kathy married Roberto Salom from Bogota, Colombia. When 
Roberto accepted a job with the United Nations, they left California 
where Kathy had been an elementary teacher in the San Francisco Unified 
School District and Roberto had worked with the Federal Reserve. They 
moved to Rye, New York where they raised two sons, David born in 1976 
and Robert born in 1979. David resides in a group home in Greenburgh 
and Robert lives in Sudbury, Massachusetts with his wife Dena Manheimer 
and their daughter Isabel born in 2016. Kathy worked as a teacher for 
the deaf for BOCES for 36 years, bringing her total teaching experience 
to 42 years. She was fortunate to work at all grade levels and to use 
both sign language and an oral approach to educating the deaf and hard 
of hearing.
  In 1992, Kathy joined Hadassah Kehilla and enjoyed planning many 
special programs for the organization. Later she became involved in the 
book club and especially loves reading books about Jewish communities 
around the world. When Kathy retired in 2009, the opportunity to travel 
around the world became possible. She and her husband Roberto have 
always explored Jewish communities when traveling. In New Delhi they 
visited a wonderful little synagogue. In Shanghai they visited the 
Jewish Museum, in Rome the magnificent Roman Synagogue, and the Ghetto 
of Venice. As they were standing in the Sephardic Synagogue in 
Amsterdam, they saw David Salom, their son's name, as one of the 
founding fathers of the synagogue. So many Jewish experiences in each 
place they have traveled make them feel part of the diversity of the 
Jewish world.
  For her outstanding work in the field of education and her dedication 
to the Jewish community. This year, Hadassah Kehilla is honoring Kathy 
Salom as their 2018 Woman of the Year. They could not have picked a 
more deserving honoree. As Representative for Rye, I would like to 
congratulate Kathy on this wonderful honor.

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