[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 68 (Thursday, May 26, 1994)] [Extensions of Remarks] [Page E] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov] [Congressional Record: May 26, 1994] From the Congressional Record Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov] TRIBUTE TO RABBI SIDNEY AKSELRAD ______ HON. ANNA G. ESHOO of california in the house of representatives Wednesday, May 25, 1994 Ms. ESHOO. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to salute Rabbi Sidney Akselrad, a dedicated community leader from California's 14th Congressional District who was recently honored by the Palo Alto Senior Coordinating Council with its prestigious Lifetimes of Achievement Award. Rabbi Sidney Akselrad has practiced the art of coalition-building throughout his life--with his congregations, youth, fellow rabbis, other denominations, and the civil rights movement. His cochairmanship in 1960 of the Bay Area Committee for Freedom Riders led to his becoming extensively involved with civil rights activities in the South and his association with Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Rabbi Akselrad also provided extraordinary leadership for 20 years as senior rabbi for Congregation Beth Am in Los Altos Hills. His community service includes working as a chaplain at Stanford Hospital, a founding board member of Opportunities Industrialization Center West [OICW], a board member of the United Way of Santa Clara County, and president of the Northern California Board of Rabbis. His numerous honors include the Palo Alto B'nai B'rith Brotherhood Award and the Israel Medal of Freedom, both received in 1968, and the South Peninsula Jewish Community Center Community Service Award in 1980. Mr. Speaker, it has been written, ``blessed be the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God.'' The 14th Congressional District of California and our Nation have been bettered because of this extraordinary man. I ask my colleagues to join me in congratulating him on receiving a Lifetimes of Achievement Award. ____________________