[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 156 (2010), Part 15]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 22977]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                     LOESER'S DELI 50TH ANNIVERSARY

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                          HON. ELIOT L. ENGEL

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                       Friday, December 17, 2010

  Mr. ENGEL. Madam Speaker, I stand today to commemorate a Bronx 
institution--Loeser's Deli--which will be celebrating its 50th year in 
business on January 8, 2011. Fredy Loeser opened the business in 1961 
with his father, Ernest, and has spent the last five decades standing 
behind the counter serving the people of the Bronx. Time has passed and 
people have come and gone, but Fredy Loeser and Loeser's Deli have 
stayed right in the Kingsbridge section of the Bronx, making some of 
the best New York deli one can ever have.
  To thank his customers, Fredy will be turning back the clock on his 
anniversary and will be pricing his food as if it was 1961. I dare 
anyone in this House to find a better hot dog for 50 cents anywhere in 
the country!
  In this day and age, where businesses come and go and when far too 
many people are struggling to keep their heads above water, it is a 
pleasure to honor a man who has worked hard for 50 years, keeping a 
small business afloat and thriving. Fredy has worked many long hours in 
these last few decades and he continues to work those hours today.
  I want to thank him for his hard work and for being a pillar of our 
Bronx community all these years. I want to wish the best to his 
family--his wife Elayne, his children (Pamela Loeser-Halpern and her 
husband Michael, Lisa Loeser-Weiss and her husband Gary, Brett Loeser 
and his wife Alene, and Scott Loeser and his wife Bonnie), and his 12 
grandchildren (Julia, Jesse, Lexa, Emily, Andrew, Gregory, Zachary, 
Samantha, Abigail, Danielle, Drew and Rachel). The success Fredy has 
enjoyed not only consists of corned beef and pastrami, but it is 
reflected in the wonderful family he has raised over the years.
  I know I am looking forward to my next sandwich from Loeser's and I 
hope to be enjoying them for many more years to come.

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