[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 14]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages 19642-19643]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




       CELEBRATING THE 150TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE SAM SCHLOSS LODGE

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                            HON. STEVE COHEN

                              of tennessee

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, July 28, 2009

  Mr. COHEN. Madam Speaker, I rise today to celebrate the 150th 
anniversary of the Sam Schloss Lodge of B'nai B'rith in Memphis, 
Tennessee.
  Sam Schloss Lodge is one of the oldest B'nai B'rith lodges in the 
country and has the largest membership of any original Lodge. B'nai 
B'rith's mission is to engage in community service and promote Jewish 
rights.
  The lodge is involved in multiple service organizations in the 
Memphis area, including the

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Harwood Center for Developmentally Delayed Children and the Jewish 
Family Service of Memphis. The Lodge's most successful service project 
is the ``Care Bear'' project, which collects stuffed animals from the 
community and distributes them to abused and neglected children.
  I want to congratulate all of the members of the Sam Schloss Lodge, 
including President Leon Hellman for this tremendous milestone.

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