[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 154 (2008), Part 3]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 3500]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                        HONORING MAXINE HALPERN

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                          HON. ELIOT L. ENGEL

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, March 6, 2008

  Mr. ENGEL. Madam Speaker, Maxine Halpern has involved herself deeply 
in Jewish affairs internationally, nationally, and locally. She is a 
born and bred Bronxite who graduated from City University of New York.
  Maxine is the daughter of two World War II veterans, the U.S. Army 
and the Royal Air Force. Traveling to England to visit family began at 
an early age and touring foreign lands became a lifelong interest, 
having traveled to over 40 countries on 5 continents as well as 
throughout much of the United States.
  She is a supporter of over 50 philanthropies both secular and 
religious. Maxine has been awarded the Nahum Goldman Leadership Award, 
and is a member of the Simon Wiesenthal Center's international 
Leadership Council, among other equally prestigious organizations.
  She is also active in local Jewish communal life as a member of the 
board of trustees, as vice president, and as president of the Riverdale 
Temple. She was appointed founding president of the Congregation 
Shaarei Shalom. For all of her outstanding contributions to community 
life, the Riverdale Jewish Community Council presents her with the 
Michael Schreck Community Builder Award.

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