Rep. Bill Young remarks on Rabbi Stuart Berman, Congregation Beth Chai, Seminole, FL, June 18, 1986

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Mr. Speaker, it is my pleasure this morning to introduce our guest chaplain for today. Rabbi Stuart Berman, my friend and constituent, who serves the

Congregation Beth Chai in Seminole, FL. Rabbi Berman has the distinction of recently being appointed as chaplain for the Florida State Correctional System, the first rabbi in the State's history to serve in this capacity.

Rabbi Berman returns to our Nation's Capital today where he has served in numerous capacities. He has worked on the White House staff, was a member of the President's Transition Committee, and was an appointee to the White House Conferences on Aging and on Children and Youth. In addition to serving a congregation in Washington, DC, he was also the host of a local weekly television talk show. Rabbi Berman was born and raised in Allentown, PA, and is a graduate of Yeshiva University in New York City. He has served congregations in Allentown, upstate New York, Oceanside, NY, Plantation, FL, and Washington, as mentioned before. He has been actively involved in a wide range of important State and county programs, including the Florida International University Death and Bereavement Counseling Program, and the Federation Task Force on Narcotic Addiction to Alcohol Abuse. Pinellas County Sheriff Gerry Coleman has appointed Rabbi Berman as a special deputy sheriff, he is chaplain for the Pinellas County Hospice Care Program, and he is a member of the Pinellas County Board of Rabbis and the Seminole Clergy Association. Mr. Speaker, in just a short time. Rabbi Berman has made many important contributions to our community in Pinellas County and I am very

happy to welcome him here to the House of Representatives.