[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 154 (2008), Part 8]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages 11192-11193]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




  CONGRATULATING CONGREGATION ADATH JESHURUN ON ITS 150TH ANNIVERSARY

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                        HON. ALLYSON Y. SCHWARTZ

                            of pennsylvania

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, June 3, 2008

  Ms. SCHWARTZ. Madam Speaker, I rise today to recognize and 
congratulate Congregation Adath Jeshurun in Elkins Park, PA on the 
celebration of its 150th anniversary. In 1858, three years before the 
Civil War, this proud congregation was established in the heart of 
Philadelphia. The congregation occupied many homes before settling down 
at the current Elkins Park location.
   Adath Jeshurun or ``The Congregation of the Upright'' first 
conducted services in German and Hebrew. In the years following its 
establishment, a choir and organ were added to create a more beautiful 
and spiritually moving experience for participants. Adath Jeshurun's 
involvement in the founding of the United Synagogue of America in the 
early 1900's under the guidance of their Spiritual Leader, Rabbi Max D. 
Klein, continues to be a crowning achievement for the congregation.
   Through the guidance of its exemplary leaders and devotion of its 
committed members, Adath Jeshurun has continued to offer many award-
winning educational, spiritual and social opportunities ranging from 
religious education for members of all ages to youth music programs. 
The congregation is also dedicated to community service within their 
place of worship, their neighborhood, and their greater community.
   Madam Speaker, once again I would like to honor and acknowledge 
Congregation Adath Jeshurun for its remarkable congregational passage 
as a Jewish community in America through the past century and a half. I 
was so pleased to share in the opening event celebrating this 
``incredible journey.'' I ask that my colleagues join me in celebrating 
this milestone and wishing ``AJ'' another 150 years of joy--from 
strength to strength!

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