[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 101 (Tuesday, June 14, 2022)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E616]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                     RECOGNIZING DR. RONALD A. PAUL

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                           HON. JAMIE RASKIN

                              of maryland

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, June 14, 2022

  Mr. RASKIN. Madam Speaker, I rise today to recognize the thoughtful 
and visionary leadership of Dr. Ronald A. Paul, the outgoing President 
of the Jewish Community Relations Council (JCRC) of Greater Washington. 
During the last two years of the pandemic, Ron's compassionate and 
energetic leadership enabled the JCRC to render essential service not 
just to the Jewish Community but to the broader community during an 
excruciatingly hard time for so many people. Dr. Paul has served the 
people of Montgomery County, Maryland and beyond with relentless energy 
and enormous distinction. I am proud to be his Congressman and his 
friend.
  For decades, Dr. Paul has dedicated countless hours as a key member 
of numerous executive committees and boards of local and national non-
profit organizations. He served as Chair of the United Jewish Endowment 
Fund, Chair of the Endowment for the Jewish Agency for Israel of North 
America and the boards of the Jewish Council for the Aging, and the 
Anti-Defamation League.
  But these commitments are not even his full-time job. For over four 
decades, Dr. Paul has worked as a renowned obstetrician-gynecologist 
while serving our community in numerous volunteer and leadership roles. 
His comprehensive approach to health care and inspirational leadership 
are deserving of the highest recognition and praise. Ron has been named 
one of Washingtonian magazine's Top Doctors.
  Additionally, Dr. Paul and his loving wife, Toni, have dedicated 
themselves to serving survivors of the Holocaust in our community, and 
I want to give special recognition to Toni for founding the local Cafe 
Europa, a nationwide social program for survivors that has grown around 
the world since it was founded two decades ago.
  Holocaust remembrance and education have been near and dear to Ron 
during his term as JCRC President, along with community security, and 
education and public health advocacy. His dedication to Maryland's 
Jewish community serves as an example for us all of what it means to be 
an engaged American citizen. I hope that the House will join me in 
celebrating Dr. Paul's enduring contributions.

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