[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 146 (2000), Part 1]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 860]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



                      HONORING JUDGE BRUCE BALTER

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                          HON. EDOLPHUS TOWNS

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, February 8, 2000

  Mr. TOWNS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor Judge Bruce Balter, who 
received the Holocaust Education award in recognition of his 
outstanding efforts to teach lessons of the Shoah to today's 
generation. The award was presented by Joe Hynes, District Attoroney in 
Brooklyn, who commended Judge Balter for his remarkable work.
  Judge Balter has a long and distinguished record of public service to 
the Jewish community of New York. He is a recipient of the State Medal 
of Israel, and has written and produced three television documentaries 
on the Holocaust, which have been shown on PBS and other television 
shows throughout the country. In addition to his television work, he 
has coordinated and hosted the Civil Court Holocaust Memorial 
Remembrance each year since being elected to the judiciary. He lectures 
and takes student groups on tours of the Museum of Jewish Heritage and 
the U.S. Holocaust Museum in Washington, D.C.
  Judge Balter's list of accomplishments, though, far exceeds just his 
work for the Holocaust. He holds the rank of Lt. Colonel in the New 
York guard. He is the current chairman of the surrogate's court 
committee of the Brooklyn Bar Association. He lectures high school 
students throughout the city on African-American, Jewish, and Hispanic 
relations. The Judge was also past counsel for prominent Sephardic 
schools and organizations and currently is a board member of the 
Council of Jewish Organizations of Flatbush and Director of the 
Association of Jewish Court Attaches.
  It is Judge Balter's drive for accomplishment and concern for the 
community that has garnered him the Community Justice Award from the 
Appellate Division--the highest court in Brooklyn. It is important that 
we continue to honor such individuals, whose efforts and 
accomplishments are an inspiration to us all. Please join me in 
acknowledging the outstanding community service of Judge Bruce Balter.

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