[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 151 (2005), Part 15]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 21174]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                    IN RECOGNITION OF MERYL MENASHE

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                         HON. GARY L. ACKERMAN

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, September 22, 2005

  Mr. ACKERMAN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in recognition of Meryl 
Menashe, who was recently named a Museum Teacher Fellow for the 2005-06 
academic year by the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum.
  Meryl, one of only fifteen teachers from across the Nation chosen to 
be a Museum Teacher Fellow this year, demonstrated extensive knowledge 
of Holocaust history, a record successful teaching experience, and a 
history of participation in community and professional organizations. 
She joins over 200 Museum Teacher Fellows in the United States 
Holocaust Memorial Museum's program, all of whom continue to serve as 
community leaders in Holocaust education.
  As a Museum Teacher Fellow, Meryl will create an outreach project to 
bring Holocaust education to groups outside the walls of the 
traditional school environment. This may include distance learning, 
working with adult groups, or conducting programs in schools, the 
community, or other professional organizations. Mr. Speaker, I cannot 
stress enough the importance of Holocaust education. We must never 
forget. We must teach and remember the Holocaust because genocide is 
real. It is not history, it is reality.
  Meryl will be returning to the United States Holocaust Memorial 
Museum throughout the year for further training and to report on her 
outreach project. Once the 2005-06 academic year is over, she will 
continue to advance American Holocaust education by supporting future 
fellows, and, of course, continuing to lead the effort in our 
community.
  Mr. Speaker, it is with a great pride that I rise to commend Meryl 
Menashe. Her dedication to Holocaust education, a sad but necessary 
task, is extraordinary and she is well deserving of her appointment as 
a United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Teacher Fellow. I ask all my 
colleagues in the House of Representatives to please join me in 
honoring Meryl for her efforts and wishing her many more years of 
success.

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