Full Text of HR0753 95th General Assembly
HR0753 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 |
| Representatives are pleased to congratulate Rabbi Harvey and | 4 |
| Vivien Well and Mr. Lawrence A. Sherman on being the honorees | 5 |
| at the 2007 Keter Award Banquet of the Associated Talmud Torahs | 6 |
| of Chicago; and
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| WHEREAS, The 2007 Keter Award Banquet of
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| Talmud Torahs of Chicago will take place on Sunday, November | 9 |
| 18, 2007; and
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| WHEREAS, Rabbi Well is retiring after serving as the | 11 |
| Superintendent of the Associated Talmud Torahs for 30 years;
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| his innovative educational and leadership skills have led the | 13 |
| Associated Talmud Torahs to succeed and grow as the Central | 14 |
| Agency for Torah Education in Chicago; he is a graduate of the | 15 |
| Chicago day school system and Roosevelt University; he received | 16 |
| his S'micha from the Hebrew Theological College and his PhD | 17 |
| from Loyola University; and
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| WHEREAS, Rabbi Well has taught at the Jewish University, at | 19 |
| Loyola University, and the Ida Crown Jewish Academy; he | 20 |
| previously served as Principal at Akiba Schecter Day School and | 21 |
| the interim Principal at the Ida Crown Jewish Academy; some of | 22 |
| the innovative programs instituted during his tenure include: |
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| the Oscar and Bernice Novick P'tach Program for children with | 2 |
| learning disabilities, the Associated Talmud Torahs Frankel | 3 |
| Teacher's Resource Center, the Goldman Computer Department, | 4 |
| and many other programs that serve the entire Jewish Community | 5 |
| of Chicago; and | 6 |
| WHEREAS, Mrs. Vivien Well has been a true partner in all of | 7 |
| Rabbi Well's endeavors; she is also an alumna of the Chicago | 8 |
| day school system and is an active participant in AMIT, the | 9 |
| Skokie mikvah, and the Associated Talmud Torahs; Vivien has | 10 |
| taught at P'tach and Arie Crown Hebrew Day School and is | 11 |
| currently the graphic artist at the Associated Talmud Torahs | 12 |
| Frankel Teacher's Resource Center; Rabbi and Mrs. Well will be | 13 |
| honored with the inaugural ATT Jewish Educational Leadership | 14 |
| Award; and
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| WHEREAS, Mr. Lawrence A. Sherman is the Chairman and | 16 |
| founder of Puritan Finance Corporation; he is a life-long | 17 |
| supporter of Jewish Education and Jewish causes in Chicago, | 18 |
| Israel, and around the world; he is currently on the Board of | 19 |
| Overseers of the Hebrew Union College and he has been a leader | 20 |
| in Reform Judaism for many years; he served for many years on | 21 |
| the Board of Directors of the Jewish Federation of Metropolitan | 22 |
| Chicago, including four years as the Chairman of the Jewish | 23 |
| Education Committee; he is a true friend of the Associated | 24 |
| Talmud Torahs and is being honored with the Reuben and Francis |
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| L. Feinberg Memorial Crown for Community Service in | 2 |
| appreciation of his many years of supporting Jewish education; | 3 |
| therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 5 |
| NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 6 |
| congratulate Rabbi Well, Mrs. Vivien Well, and Mr. Lawrence | 7 |
| Sherman on receiving these great honors; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be | 9 |
| presented to Rabbi Well, Mrs. Vivien Well, and Mr. Lawrence | 10 |
| Sherman as symbols of our respect and esteem.
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