[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 154 (2008), Part 3]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 3495]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




   IN HONOR OF SIXTY-THREE YEARS OF EDUCATIONAL EXCELLENCE AT TORAH 
                         ACADEMY OF MINNEAPOLIS

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                         HON. MICHELE BACHMANN

                              of minnesota

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, March 6, 2008

  Mrs. BACHMANN. Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor the teachers, 
parents, and community of the Torah Academy in St. Louis Park, 
Minnesota. This weekend, at its annual banquet celebration, the Torah 
Academy will celebrate 63 years of educational excellence and service 
to children from pre-school through the eighth grade.
  Founded in 1945, the Torah Academy provides a well-rounded and highly 
regarded education in the basics of reading, writing, and arithmetic, 
as well as Judaic studies. The teachers and staff there are committed 
to providing a nurturing environment and to instilling in students a 
lifelong love of learning.
  Torah Academy depends upon the dedicated service of so many fine 
individual volunteers and corporate citizens to ensure that it meets 
its mission of educational excellence. At their banquet this weekend, 
the community will honor two in particular: Rabbi Joshua Borenstein, 
the Academy's outstanding Executive Director, and King Solutions, Inc.
  King, founded by Meyer Bolnick and Mike Patterson, will be honored as 
the Business of Distinction as ``a business built on strong values, and 
a role model of responsibility and commitment to the community.'' 
Community service is an integral part of the work that King does in the 
Twin Cities area.
  In addition to Rabbi Borenstein, who has served the Torah Academy 
community for a full decade, the Academy depends on many fine staff, 
including Rabbi Binyomin Ginsberg, Dean, and Mrs. Ginger Vance, 
Principal. I join the Minneapolis-area community this weekend in 
commending these outstanding educators and active citizens for their 
commitment to the core values and mission of Torah Academy.

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