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November 7, 2003 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks E2273 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS THE JOHN W. KLUGE PRIZE FOR four languages, primarily focused on the his- HONORING MARSHA EMANUEL OF LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT IN THE tory of philosophy and the philosophy of reli- WILMETTE, ILLINOIS HUMAN SCIENCES gion. His best known and most influential work is the three-volume Main Currents of Marxism: HON. RAHM EMANUEL HON. RUSH D. HOLT Its Rise, Growth and Dissolution (1976–78). OF ILLINOIS OF NEW JERSEY Written in exile from Poland, it was, and re- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES mains, the most lucid and comprehensive his- Friday, November 7, 2003 Friday, November 7, 2003 tory of the origins, structure and posthumous development of the system of thought that had Mr. EMANUEL. Mr. Speaker, I rise to recog- Mr. HOLT. Mr. Speaker, this week, the first nize and congratulate my generous and loving the greatest impact on the 20th century. Prof. inaugural John W. Kluge Prize for Lifetime mother, Marsha Emanuel, back home in Kolakowski’s ideas informed the anti-totali- Achievement in the Human Sciences was Wilmette, Illinois on her 70th birthday. awarded in a ceremony at the Library of Con- tarian youth movement inside Poland, and he For the last 40 years, my mother has dedi- gress. The Kluge Prize is given for lifetime became an adviser and active supporter-in- cated her life to her profession, her husband, achievement in the humanities and social exile of the Solidarity movement that chal- her children, and her community. sciences, areas of scholarship for which there lenged and began unraveling, in a non-violent The former Marsha Smulevitz began her ca- are no Nobel Prizes. way, the Soviet system in Eastern Europe. As reer as a nurse in Chicago where she met my Mr. Kluge and the Librarian of Congress one of the leaders of Solidarity put it: father, Benjamin, during his medical residency. James H. Billington deserve our congratula- This skeptical student of enlightenment They soon thereafter wed and settled in Chi- tions for conceiving, developing and funding thought, this scholar of the highest intellec- cago’s North Andersonville neighborhood this prize. It will provide recognition for the in- tual rigor, this opponent of all illusions, where they went on to have four children: me, fluence the humanities have on human wel- played the most romantic and Promethean my brothers Ezekiel and Ariel, and my sister, fare. The first recipient of the million-dollar of roles. He was the awakener of human Shoshana. hopes. Kluge Prize is Leszek Kolakowski, whose As if raising four children was not chal- achievements as a philosopher, historian and In other words, this man demonstrated that lenging enough, my mother continued to dedi- essayist have influenced and affected the philosophical thought and the study of history cate herself to public service and the civil course of European history within his lifetime. can lead to world-changing action, as Dr. rights struggle of that time, working to build a Librarian of Congress James H. Billington rec- Kolakowski’s work helped to change the world just society for all Americans. In the early ognized Kolakowski for not only his accom- though the Solidarity Movement. The word 1960’s, my mother served four years on the plishments but ‘‘the trajectory of a scholarly academic sometimes is used to mean ‘‘without Congress of Racial Equality, founded by stu- lifetime,’’ evidencing growth in both intellectual practical or useful significance.’’, For Leszek dents at the University of Chicago, through range and maturity over more than half a cen- Kolakowski academic research is not aca- which she participated in the Freedom March tury. The selection process included consider- demic. in the South. ation of the wide range of nominations by a Following her activism in the civil rights worldwide Scholars Council established for the Dr. Billington began soliciting nominations movement, my mother traveled an entrepre- purpose. Professor Kilakowski, sometimes de- for the first Kluge Prize over two years ago, neurial path. She went on to own the Daisy scribed as the philosopher of the Solidarity but he first developed the idea in the late Patch Night Club on Chicago’s north side Movement, is a worthy choice for the first 1970’s while serving as Director of the Wood- where many local bands came to play their Kluge Prize because it truly shows the con- row Wilson International Center for Scholars. first performances. structive power of thought. Dr. Billington obtained congressional author- As her children entered their teens, my Professor Kolakowski, who currently lives in ization for a Nobel-type prize in the field of so- mother returned to school. Never having grad- Oxford, England, was born in Radom, Poland, cial and political thought, to honor the late uated from high school, she earned her GED. in 1927. He was educated at Lodz University Senator Hubert Humphrey, founding chairman She continued her academic pursuits by (1945–50) and Warsaw University, where he of the Wilson Center Board. The prize was studying social work at Roosevelt University received his doctorate in 1953, staying on to never funded, but Dr. Billington brought the and earning an advanced degree in social become Chairman of the Section of History of idea with him when he came to the Library of work from Northeastern Illinois University. For Philosophy at Warsaw. He concurrently Congress in 1987. Endowed by Library bene- over twenty years, my mother has maintained worked in the Institute of Philosophy of the factor John W. Kluge, this prize will reward her commitment to public service by working Polish Academy of Sciences and as editor-in- lifetime achievement in the wide range of dis- as a social worker and counselor to local chil- chief of the main philosophical journal in Po- ciplines not covered by the Nobel prizes. Such dren and adults. land. Having been expelled for political rea- disciplines include history, philosophy, politics, Mr. Speaker, on this, her 70th birthday, I am sons from his university post by the Polish anthropology, sociology, religion, criticism in so very proud of and sincerely thank my moth- government in March 1968, he held a series the arts and humanities, and linguistics. The er, Marsha Emanuel, for always being a guid- of professorships of Philosophy abroad: McGill award is at the financial level of the Nobel ing light to her husband, her four children, and University, Montreal (1968–69), the University awards. The prize is international; the recipient her eleven grandchildren. Happy Birthday, of California, Berkeley (1969–70), and Yale may be of any nationality, writing in any lan- Mom. University (1974). From 1981 to 1994 he was guage. Professor on the Committee of Social Thought f at the University of Chicago. He was also a Dr. Billington believes it is important and ap- TRIBUTE TO COACH VAN ROSE Senior Research Fellow of All Souls College, propriate to award the prize at the Library of AND THE SHAWNEE MISSION Oxford, from 1970 until his retirement in 1995. Congress, in the nation’s capital, in recognition NORTHEAST HIGH SCHOOL BOYS’ During the years, he has been widely honored of America’s long tradition of devoting energy CROSS COUNTRY TEAM and received the German Booksellers Peace and resources into the serious and ranging Prize (1977), the Erasmus Prize (1980), the study of the human sciences—more than any HON. DENNIS MOORE other nation over the last century. The inter- Veillon Foundation European Prize for the OF KANSAS national nature of the prize reflects America’s Essay (1980), the Jefferson Award (1986), the IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES MacArthur Award (1982), the University of role as a world civilization whose thinkers and Chicago Laing Award (1990), and Tocqueville ideas trace their origins to all corners of the Friday, November 7, 2003 Prize (1994). world. Please join me in congratulating Leszek Mr. MOORE. Mr. Speaker, I would like to He has written more than 30 books and 400 Kolakowski on this important award and thank take this opportunity to commend a remark- other writings on a wide range of subjects in him for his contribution to the world we live in. able man who lives and works in the Third ∑ This ‘‘bullet’’ symbol identifies statements or insertions which are not spoken by a Member of the Senate on the floor. Matter set in this typeface indicates words inserted or appended, rather than spoken, by a Member of the House on the floor. VerDate jul 14 2003 01:55 Nov 09, 2003 Jkt 029060 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 9920 E:\CR\FM\A07NO8.001 E07PT1 E2274 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks November 7, 2003 Congressional District of Kansas. Van Rose, a gratulate Brian Wynne, Joe Leary, Raynor I pause today to share with you just a bit calculus teacher and cross country coach at Dongieux, James Urbany, Andy Urbany, David of information about one of our most es- Shawnee Mission Northwest High School, Pope-Davis, Sam Fallon, Michael Hughes, teemed graduate, the Honorable Walter E. 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