[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 60 (Monday, April 8, 2019)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E424]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                   IN RECOGNITION OF CHARLES S. TEMEL

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                        HON. CAROLYN B. MALONEY

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                         Monday, April 8, 2019

  Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New York. Madam Speaker, I rise today to 
recognize a distinguished leader and dedicated advocate of the New York 
Jewish community, Mr. Charles S. Temel.
  Mr. Temel has served for nearly three years as President of the 
Jewish Community Relations Council of New York (JCRC-NY). During that 
time he has led JCRC-NY in advocating for and ensuring the rights, 
interests, and values of the New York Jewish community.
  Mr. Temel is being honored on April 9th, at the JCRC-NY's 2019 Gala 
Dinner for his extraordinary leadership and contributions to this 
organization that he has led for the past three years.
  Under Mr. Temel's leadership, not only has JCRC-NY helped strengthen 
the Jewish community in New York, it has also operated at the local 
community level to form partnerships with other ethnic and religious 
communities to solve issues that are of collective concern. These 
cross-organizational coalitions serve to promote understanding and 
cultural appreciation across diverse communities while improving local 
resources such as health services, nonprofit operations and governance, 
and the special needs of the aging, emigres, and youth.
  In addition to his exemplary leadership of JCRC-NY, Mr. Temel has 
served many other worthy nonprofit organizations over the years 
including the American Friends of Ben-Gurion University's executive and 
investment committees, the latter of which he chaired. Additionally, he 
is an active member of the Cornell University Library Advisory, the 
Cornell University Council, and the Cornell Friends of Jewish Studies 
through his alma mater, Cornell University.
  Mr. Temel has also led a successful professional career as an 
accomplished consultant in the financial services industry. He 
currently works as Managing Director at UBS Financial Services, Inc., 
focusing on portfolio construction and investment returns. He has been 
named as one of the ``Top 400 Financial Advisors in the United States'' 
by the Financial Times from 2014/ 2019. He has been recognized in 
Barron's Best-in-States Advisors List for 2019. Additionally, he was 
named to the Forbes Best-In-State Wealth Advisors List in 2018 and 
2019.
  Madam Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me in congratulating 
Charles S. Temel for the honor he is receiving tomorrow night and to 
recognize all he has done to strengthen New York's Jewish community, 
help unify New York's diverse ethnic and religious communities, and 
create a better New York for all.

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