[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 150 (2004), Part 14]
[House]
[Page 18787]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




 WELCOMING DR. GARY PHILLIP ZOLA, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, AMERICAN JEWISH 
                       ARCHIVES, CINCINNATI, OHIO

  (Mr. PORTMAN asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. PORTMAN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to welcome a distinguished 
constituent of mine, Dr. Gary Phillip Zola, who we just heard from, who 
was the guest chaplain of the House today. Dr. Zola is the executive 
director of the Jacob Rader Marcus Center of the Jewish Archives in 
Cincinnati, which is the world's largest archival resource which 
documents the history of North American Jewry. Dr. Zola also serves as 
an associate professor at Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of 
Religion in Cincinnati.
  Under Dr. Zola's leadership, the American Jewish Archives has 
initiated an impressive array of innovative projects that have captured 
the attention of both the Jewish and general communities in our 
country. Currently, Dr. Zola is serving as Chair of the Commission for 
Commemorating the 350th Anniversary of American Jewish History, which 
has been organized to help our Nation mark the 350th anniversary of 
Jewish communal life in North America. This commission represents a 
historical collaboration of the Library of Congress, the National 
Archives, the American Jewish History Society, and the Jacob Rader 
Marcus Center of the American Jewish Archives. The exhibit, by the way, 
is currently open at the Library of Congress right across the street.
  Prior to assuming leadership of the Marcus Center, Dr. Zola served 
for more than 15 years as the National Dean of Admissions, Student 
Affairs and Alumni Relations for Hebrew Union College, a true treasure 
in greater Cincinnati.
  Dr. Zola and his wife, Stefi, live in Blue Ash, Ohio, with their four 
children, Mandi, Jory, Jeremy, and Samantha.
  I thank him so much for taking the time to come join us this 
afternoon and to deliver a very thoughtful prayer and thoughtful moment 
for us here in the House of Representatives.

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