Full Text of HR0054 095th General Assembly
HR0054 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The Shaare Zedek Medical Center in Jerusalem | 3 |
| officially opened January 27, 1902 and began its long-standing | 4 |
| tradition of foresight and excellence; and
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| WHEREAS, The Shaare Zedek Medical Center derives much of | 6 |
| its support from the generosity of hundreds of Illinois | 7 |
| citizens and thousands of other Americans and people from | 8 |
| around the world; and
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| WHEREAS, Shaare Zedek is known as "the Hospital with a | 10 |
| Heart" for its century-long reputation for treating patients | 11 |
| rather than just their illnesses; for an extra dimension of | 12 |
| caring, particularly with regard to its nurses; and for its | 13 |
| adherence to traditional Jewish precepts and values; and
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| WHEREAS, This endearing term has been adopted by many of | 15 |
| the thousands of patients who enter through the "Gates of | 16 |
| Righteousness" (the English translation of the biblical phrase | 17 |
| Shaare Zedek); Shaare Zedek and its affiliation with Ben-Gurion | 18 |
| University of the Negev's Faculty of Health Sciences provides | 19 |
| patients with the highest level of medical expertise; and
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| WHEREAS, Kathy Posner of Chicago has been indefatigable in | 21 |
| her efforts on behalf of the Midwest Region of the American |
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| Committee of Shaare Zedek Medical Center in Jerusalem, giving | 2 |
| of her time, of her talent, and of her treasure; and
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| WHEREAS, The Midwest Region of the American Committee of | 4 |
| Shaare Zedek Medical Center has chosen to call these great | 5 |
| efforts to the attention of her fellow citizens, her family, | 6 |
| and her friends at a civic luncheon, fittingly on Valentine's | 7 |
| Day at the Hilton Chicago; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 9 |
| NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 10 |
| wish to congratulate Kathy R. Posner on her many | 11 |
| accomplishments and for her current recognition as a recipient | 12 |
| of the Shaare Zedek "Heart of Gold" Award; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That Wednesday, February 14th, 2007 be | 14 |
| designated as a day of tribute to Kathy Posner, not only for | 15 |
| her efforts on behalf of this great humanitarian institution, | 16 |
| but also in recognition of her labors and activities on behalf | 17 |
| of a score of other institutions, agencies and civic | 18 |
| committees; and be it further | 19 |
| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 20 |
| presented to Kathy Posner as a symbol of our respect.
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