[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 163 (2017), Part 2]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 2261]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                           HONORING JEFF KOHN

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                          HON. ELIOT L. ENGEL

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, February 7, 2017

  Mr. ENGEL. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor an active member of the 
Westchester community, Mr. Jeff Kohn, who is being honored this year by 
the Westchester Jewish Council (WJC) at the organization's 41st Annual 
Anniversary Gala.
  Jeff has been an active member in the Westchester Jewish community 
for a long time. He and Martha are members of Temple Shaaray Tefila 
Bedford Corners, where he currently serves as President. Prior to that, 
he was a board member at the Temple for more than a decade, and Martha 
has also served actively as co-chairperson of the Caring Community 
committee. Outside of the Temple, Jeff is also quite active. He 
currently serves as an officer of the Westchester Jewish Council and 
serves on a whole host of other non-profit boards focused on education. 
He serves on the advisory board at NYU Law School; Cornell University's 
School of Industrial & Labor Relations; and the George Washington 
University Law School, from which he graduated in 1984. Jeff has since 
been honored by the school with their Distinguished Alumni Award.
  A lawyer by trade, Jeff is Managing Partner of O'Melveny & Myers 
LLP's New York office, where he practices labor and employment law. In 
2011, he received his first Warren Christopher Values Award, in 
recognition of individuals who epitomize the values that guide the 
firm. Jeff currently Chairs the firm's Values Award Committee and works 
on the firm's scholarship program, which provides financial support to 
deserving students from five New York City public high schools.
  In both a personal and professional capacity, Jeff Kohn has always 
worked to improve his community. The WJC couldn't have picked a more 
deserving honoree for their annual Gala, and I want to congratulate 
Jeff and thank him for all of his amazing work.

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