[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 162 (Tuesday, October 11, 2022)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1038]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




      HONORING HOLOCAUST SURVIVOR HENRY STERN ON HIS 95TH BIRTHDAY

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                       HON. SEAN PATRICK MALONEY

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, October 11, 2022

  Mr. SEAN PATRICK MALONEY of New York. Madam Speaker, I rise today to 
recognize Henry Stern, a resident of Cold Spring, New York, for his 
95th birthday on October 15, 2022. Henry was born in 1927 and spent his 
first eleven years growing up in Augsburg, Germany. Facing Nazi 
persecution of the Jewish people, Henry and his family escaped to 
England in 1939, just one week before war was officially declared. 
Henry and his family were aided financially by an uncle living in the 
United States, where they later immigrated.
  Henry is dedicated to spreading awareness about the horrors of the 
Holocaust and preserving the memories of his family. He participated in 
a project called Lifelines, directed by the Jewish Museum Augsburg 
Swabia, which chronicles the experiences of Holocaust survivors and 
their loved ones. Henry's experiences, and those of his family, formed 
the subject of the sixth volume of Lifelines. Henry later travelled to 
Augsburg to educate people about the Holocaust, including through a 
museum exhibit, a theater performance, and four days of workshops at 
local high schools.
  On May 4, 2014, Henry presented a talk at Marina Gallery in Cold 
Spring about his experiences during the Holocaust and his work with the 
Lifelines project to record them for posterity. Henry ended his talk 
with a poem his brother wrote in memory of their cousins, Margo and 
Trude, who perished on a transport to Poland during the Holocaust. The 
talk was organized by the Philipstown Reform Synagogue, of which Henry 
is a member, and was presented in honor of Yom HaShoah, Holocaust 
Remembrance Day, which occurred a few days earlier, from sundown April 
27 to sundown April 28.
  Madam Speaker, it is an honor to recognize Henry Stern for his 
selfless contributions to our shared village of Cold Spring, to his 
hometown community in Augsburg, and to our world. I ask that you join 
me in thanking him for his important work and wishing him a happy 95th 
birthday.

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