Rep. Ben Gilman remarks on Rabbi Joshua Haberman Washington Hebrew Congregation, DC, June 4, 1985

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RABBI JOSHUA 0. HABERMAN

Mr. GILMAN asked and was given

permission to address the House for 1

minute and to revise and extend his

remarks.)

Mr. GILMAN. Mr. Speaker, I ask my

colleagues to join me in welcoming

Rabbi Joshua 0. Haberman of Washington as our guest chaplain.

Rabbi Haberman is a distinguished

clergyman from the Washington area,

where he has served as senior rabbi of

the Washington Hebrew congregation

for the past 16 years. Rabbi Haberman

was born in Austria and began his

studies at the University of Vienna,

but was forced to continue his education, following the Nazi invasion, in

the United States at the University of

Cincinnati and the Hebrew Union College in Cincinnati.

Rabbi Haberman has served congregations in Mobile, AL, in Buffalo, NY,

and in Trenton, NJ. He was awarded

an honorary degree of doctor of divinity by the Hebrew Union College and

has received numerous other awards

as well. In addition to his work as a

professor, author, and lecturer, he has

long been a leader in interfaith activities.

On behalf of my colleagues I am

honored to welcome Rabbi Haberman

to the Chamber today and to thank

him for his eloquent prayer and to reiterate my appreciation for his officiating at my recent marriage to Rita

Gail Gilman.