[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 146 (2000), Part 7]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 9409]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



                          HONORING JOSEPH PURE

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                          HON. ELIOT L. ENGEL

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, May 24, 2000

  Mr. ENGEL. Mr. Speaker, America has been very fortunate in that many 
of its finest citizens come from other lands, landing here to better 
their lives or sometimes only hoping to escape persecution. Joseph Pure 
is a man who did both. He was born in Bialystock, Poland 75 years ago. 
Like all European Jewry he came face to face with the Holocaust. He is 
more fortunate than the great majority because he survived. He came to 
America from a ravished Europe and in the course of his life here 
founded the very successful Woodworking Specialty Company and several 
other firms. But he did not forget his heritage and was extremely 
supportive of Jewish causes. He also became a mentor for a generation 
of young.
  His strong character, determination, industry and luck made him a 
success in America and made America a better country for his coming 
here. He is a shining example of how people can prosper under freedom, 
away from the evils of totalitarianism.
  Joseph Pure was married to the late Alice Pure and they had three 
children, Samuel, Ellen and Vivian, and a granddaughter, Nicole Negrin. 
I want to wish him a very happy 75th birthday. He has earned the best 
wishes of all of us.

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