[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 162 (2016), Part 2]
[House]
[Page 2511]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                        HONORING ISAAC OLEMBERG

  (Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN. Mr. Speaker, this weekend I had the pleasure of 
being at Temple Menorah in Miami Beach at the Hadassah Inter-American 
Chapter Gala in honor of an old and close friend, Isaac Olemberg.
  Isaac is a pillar of the Jewish and south Florida communities and has 
greatly enriched our area as well as helped to strengthen the 
unbreakable bond between the U.S. and Israel.
  But I know that the work that Isaac was most proud of was working 
side by side with his wife, Nieves. Sadly, she passed away in 2014, but 
Sunday's luncheon was an opportunity to honor her memory as well.
  Together with Isaac, Nieves helped found the Hadassah Inter-American 
Chapter in Miami. This couple truly embodied grace, kindness, and 
humility. Nieves is missed, but her memory and legacy are carried on by 
Isaac; their children, Roberto, Lilly, Hannah, and Lisette; and their 
many grandchildren.
  I am proud and humbled to call the Olembergs my friends.

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