[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 206 (Thursday, December 19, 2019)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1627]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




              HONORING SYLVIA ROSEN ON HER 100TH BIRTHDAY

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                        HON. NYDIA M. VELAZQUEZ

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, December 19, 2019

  Ms. VELAZQUEZ. Madam Speaker, I rise to honor Sylvia Rosen, a New 
York City original who turned 100 years old this week.
  Born December 14, 1919 in Manhattan, New York, Sylvia lived with her 
mother, sister and three brothers. In 1928, at age nine, Sylvia moved 
to Brooklyn where her family settled at south 9th and Roehling.
  Sylvia attended elementary school at P.S. 16 in Williamsburg. Later, 
she attended Seward Park high school. Having grown up with three 
brothers, Sylvia was a tomboy and enjoyed playing softball with friends 
and checkers and marbles with brothers and sisters.
  After graduating high school, Sylvia attended a trade school for 
sewing. In 1939, Sylvia married her husband, Hyman, in a local 
synagogue. They moved to Independence Towers when they first opened in 
1965. Although her husband passed away in 1978, Sylvia still resides in 
Independence Towers to this day.
  Sylvia's best friends are Dina and Elsie. They live nearby and the 
three celebrate their birthdays together. She also has a cousin named 
Sylvia. They were both named after their grandma and her mother's best 
friend.
  Madam Speaker, as Ms. Sylvia turns 100, I ask all my colleagues to 
join me in wishing her all the best for a joyous and momentous 
celebration.

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