[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 162 (2016), Part 6]
[House]
[Page 7451]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                     B'NAI ISRAEL 150TH ANNIVERSARY

  (Mr. HILL asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. HILL. Madam Speaker, I rise to congratulate the Congregation 
B'nai Israel on its 150th anniversary in Little Rock.
  Established at the close of the Civil War, B'nai Israel was founded 
by Jewish immigrants in the United States. Over the past decades, 
Jewish immigrants have enhanced our State and our Nation, including the 
first Jewish Federal judge in the United States, Judge Jacob Trieber.
  B'nai Israel was a founding member of the Union for Reform Judaism 
and is the home for Reform Judaism in central Arkansas. The 
congregation has a strong link to the American civil rights movement 
and has embraced diversity and inclusiveness in actions and words.
  In the heart of Little Rock, B'nai Israel's current temple building 
has been a beacon for Jewish faith and empowerment in Arkansas for over 
40 years.
  I would like to extend my congratulations to Congregation B'nai 
Israel and wish it much continued success for generations to come.

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