[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 45 (Wednesday, March 13, 2019)]
[House]
[Page H2689]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        HONORING FRED HILSENRATH

  (Mr. HILL of Arkansas asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. HILL of Arkansas. Mr. Speaker, I rise in honor of the life and 
legacy of a friend and Holocaust survivor, Fred Hilsenrath, who 
recently passed away at the age of 90.
  Fred was only 4 years old when Adolph Hitler took over as chancellor 
of Germany.
  After spending years in concentration camps throughout Romania, 
facing death, witnessing some of the most heinous and grotesque 
atrocities the world has seen, Fred and his family were finally rescued 
by a Jewish Russian soldier.
  With his new-found freedom, Fred moved to the United States to finish 
his education in electrical engineering.
  After meeting his wife, Eleanor, Fred moved first to San Francisco 
and, finally, to retire in Fairfield Bay, Arkansas. Here, he wanted 
that slower pace of life.
  In his later years, Fred advocated to young people, ``Find your 
passion early and pursue it, even if adversity comes your way.''
  He was a role model and friend to many across the State of Arkansas, 
and I extend my condolences, respect, and affection to his friends, 
family, and loved ones.

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