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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3 Representatives are pleased to congratulate the members of the
4 Northwest Suburban Jewish Congregation on the occasion of the
5 Congregation's 50th anniversary; and
 
6     WHEREAS, The Northwest Suburban Jewish Congregation is an
7 egalitarian conservative congregation and a member of the
8 Midwest Region United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism,
9 serving the needs of the local and surrounding Jewish
10 communities; and
 
11     WHEREAS, In 1957, a group from the Logan Square area in
12 Chicago decided to form a new synagogue in the northwest
13 suburbs, led by Rabbi Lawrence Charney; they moved to a
14 storefront location on Lincoln Avenue in Morton Grove and
15 eventually moved to their present location at 7800 West Lyons
16 in Chicago; over the last 49 years, NSJC has developed into one
17 of the premier conservative synagogues in the Chicagoland area
18 and a leading supporter of the State of Israel and various
19 Jewish organizations; and
 
20     WHEREAS, Over the last 50 years, the Northwest Suburban
21 Jewish Congregation has offered a complete facility, which
22 includes the Robbins Sanctuary, Friedman Social Hall, Friedman

 

 

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1 Chapel, Kaplan Youth Sanctuary, Factor Youth Lounge, and the
2 Bernstein Memorial Alcove; their affiliate organizations,
3 which include Sisterhood, Men's Club, Energizers, Parent(s)
4 Couples Club, United Synagogue Youth, Kadima, and their Hebrew
5 School have provided a wide variety of social, educational,
6 religious, and cultural events and programs throughout the last
7 5 decades; and
 
8     WHEREAS, The Northwest Suburban Jewish Congregation has
9 planned a long list of programs and activities in honor of this
10 landmark year; therefore, be it
 
11     RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
12 NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
13 congratulate the members of the Northwest Suburban Jewish
14 Congregation on the occasion of the congregation's 50th
15 anniversary and wish the congregation many more productive
16 years to come; and be it further
 
17     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
18 presented to a representative of the Northwest Suburban Jewish
19 Congregation as a symbol of our esteem and respect.