[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 146 (2000), Part 7]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 9232]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]


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  SUSAN KLINE NAMED RECIPIENT OF THE 18TH ANNUAL KODIMOH BROTHERHOOD 
                           HUMANITARIAN AWARD

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                          HON. RICHARD E. NEAL

                            of massachusetts

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, May 23, 2000

  Mr. NEAL of Massachusetts. Mr. Speaker, I would like to take this 
opportunity today to honor my constituent, Ms. Susan Kline, who on 
Tuesday, June 20th will be named the recipient of the Kodimoh 
Brotherhood Humanitarian Award by Congregation Kodimoh in Springfield, 
Massachusetts.
  It was 18 years ago when Max Gruber, Kodimoh past president, 
established the Kodimoh Brotherhood Humanitarian award. The purpose of 
this award is to honor persons in the community who have distinguished 
themselves for their outstanding commitment and service to worthy 
causes.
  This year, Susan Kline, past president of Kodimoh and long-time 
member of the Executive Board, has been selected to receive this 
distinguished honor.
  Ms. Kline is an active volunteer and lifetime member of the Kodimoh 
Sisterhood. She is a trustee of the Harold Grinspoon Supporting 
Foundation and is president of the board of the Resource Center for 
Jewish Education. Ms. Kline also serves on the board of the Greater 
Springfield Jewish Federation and is a member of its Community Planning 
Committee.
  Susan Kline serves as a board member of Spectrum Home Health Care, 
and is involved in Hadassah and other women's organizations. She is an 
avid tennis player and is president of the Field Club of Longmeadow.
  A native of Auburn, Maine, Susan Kline was educated at Harvard 
University where she earned a Bachelor of Arts in modern European 
History and Literature and a Master of Arts in Teaching. She and her 
husband Edward live in Longmeadow. They have two grown daughters, 
Judith and Elinor.
  I would like to take this opportunity today to congratulate both 
Susan Kline upon receiving this honor and Congregation Kodimoh for one 
more year of honoring and instilling the ever so important notion of 
community and national service.

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