[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 156 (Thursday, September 20, 2018)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1269]
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                          LIZABETH LIEBESKIND

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                          HON. ELIOT L. ENGEL

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, September 20, 2018

  Mr. ENGEL. Mr. Speaker, it is with a heavy heart that I honor today a 
dedicated member of the Hastings on Hudson community, Lizabeth 
Liebeskind, a woman who brought art, beauty and insight to all she 
encountered. Lizabeth passed away on July 26, 2018 at her home 
surrounded by her loving family after a valiant battle with cancer. But 
for those who knew her, the legacy Lizabeth has left will last forever.
  Lizabeth graduated from Syracuse University, BFA, and devoted her 
life to developing the arts in Tribeca, Woodstock, Hastings on Hudson 
and Brooklyn. As Co-Founder and Creative Director of 12 Miles North, 
Liz founded the wonderful ``Take Me to The River Festival'' for which 
she was awarded a Key to the City on September 9, 2017. That day from 
here forth will forever be ``Lizabeth Sipes-Liebeskind Day'' in 
Hastings on Hudson. Liz wrote and performed plays, most recently her 
own one woman play about her battle with breast cancer in the Edinburgh 
Fringe Festival.
  Born in Tulsa, Oklahoma to a loving family of seven, Lizabeth is 
survived by her mother, Beverly Sipes and siblings: Terry, John, and 
Scott Sipes and Marianne Brown. Liz leaves behind her beloved husband, 
Hank Liebeskind and her adored children, Samantha, Charlee and Lila 
Liebeskind.
  Mr. Speaker, Lizabeth was a wonderful, warm individual who did so 
much to better our community. Her contributions were many, as were all 
the different lives she touched. Lizabeth will be deeply missed, and I 
am humbled to be able to honor her legacy as a Member of Congress.

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