[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 42 (Tuesday, March 3, 2020)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E252]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    HONORING MICHAEL AND SUSIE LORGE

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                       HON. JANICE D. SCHAKOWSKY

                              of illinois

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, March 3, 2020

  Ms. SCHAKOWSKY. Madam Speaker, I rise today to recognize Michael and 
Susie Lorge, who are being honored by Keshet at its annual gala on 
March 15, 2020 for their community leadership.
  Susie has been an early childhood educator for 30 years and anchors 
the kindergarten staff at Chicago Jewish Day School. In addition to 
teaching, Susie leads Kabbalat Shabbat for the lower grades, tells 
stories and works on special projects. Susie also performs with her 
music group, Kol Sasson, which delivers an Israeli and American folk 
sound and performs throughout the United States.
  Michael is Corporation Counsel for the Village of Skokie, where he 
works on municipal law, public policy and community engagement. 
Michael's career began as a prosecutor and continued at the firm Laser 
Pokorney. He was also an Administrative Law Judge and a Special 
Assistant to the Illinois Attorney General.
  Michael and Susie share a passion for teaching and the arts. They are 
the founders of the wonderful Greater Chicago Jewish Festival, the 
largest cultural event in the Chicago Jewish community and the longest 
running festival in the country.
  They are true partners and together they support important 
institutions in the community, including their local synagogue, Olin 
Sang Ruby Union Institute summer camp, the Union for Reform Judaism, 
the Skokie Arts Board, and the board of Hebrew Union College.
  As they are being recognized for their years of work on behalf of the 
community at the annual Keshet Gala, I congratulate Michael and Susie 
Lorge for their untiring commitment to serving others, fostering 
community, and working toward a society that reflects values towards 
which we all aspire: diversity, inclusion, generosity, kindness, and 
justice.

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