[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 144 (Tuesday, September 10, 2019)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1125]
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            RECOGNIZING THE BAT MITZVA OF LEAH WENDY SELTZER

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                        HON. THEODORE E. DEUTCH

                               of florida

                    in the house of representatives

                      Tuesday, September 10, 2019

  Mr. DEUTCH. Madam Speaker, I rise today with my colleagues, 
Representatives Alcee Hastings and Debbie Wasserman Schultz, in honor 
of Leah Seltzer on the occasion of her Bat Mitzvah at Congregation Kol 
Tikvah in Parkland, Florida. We know that Leah has been eagerly looking 
forward to this moment, and we are honored to share this special day 
with her friends and family.
  As a seventh grader at Donna Klein Jewish Academy, she excels at 
English and Art where she is known by her classmates and teachers to 
have a great eye for detail. Outside of the classroom, Leah loves to 
sing, dance, and play soccer, as well as travel with her whole extended 
family.
  Leah's passions also include helping less fortunate members of her 
community, through programs organized by the Children's Services 
Council of Broward County. Her Bat Mitzvah project, which was making 
peanut butter and jelly lunches and stocking shelves for LifeNet for 
Families, further speaks to this passion and demonstrates that Leah 
lives by the Hebrew phrase ``Tikkun Olam'', to repair the world.
  We join in wishing ``Mazel Tov'' to Leah and her family. We also wish 
her every success in her promising future as she continues her personal 
and academic pursuits. It is with great pleasure that we honor this 
remarkable young woman on her special day.

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