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9327 Hon. James P. Moran Hon. Al Green May 23, 2006 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS, Vol. 152, Pt. 7 9327 lnterlochen, Tanglewood Music Center and who retired from the Defense Logistics Agency late 19th and early 20th centuries. Thousands Aspen Music School. She received numerous (DLA) Fort Belvoir, Virginia on April 29, 2006. of Jewish immigrants and their children who awards, including the YWCA Young Woman of Her distinguished government career spans 38 arrived in the United States during this time the Year. Georgina attended the Royal Col- years, and her record of achievement during period earned their livings in sweatshops and lege of Music, London, England, where she this period reflects greatly upon herself and factories in New York City, often working studied with Eiddwen Harrhy, receiving a upon the organizations with which she has under horrific conditions. Many Jewish Ameri- bachelor of music, honors, degree in 2001. served. Her contributions to the National De- cans played a key role in improving the work- Since that time she has been a student at the fense will be missed as she moves on to new ing conditions for laborers, which led to collec- IU Jacobs School of Music where she studied and exciting opportunities. tive bargaining and other advancements in the with Alan Bennet. While at IU, Georgina ap- Ms. Gallo was a member of the Senior Ex- labor movement. Samuel Gompers, one of the ecutive Service and had received numerous peared as a soloist in various concert works founders and first president of the American including Haydn’s Creation, Handel’s Sol- awards over her 38-year career. These in- Federation of Labor, earned his living in the omon, the B-Minor Mass of Bach, Britten’s clude the 1998 Presidential Rank Award (Meri- crowded slums of New York as a cigar maker Hymn to St. Cecilia, Mendelssohn’s Psalm 42, torious), the United States Army Association of Schubert’s Mass in A Flat Major, Mozart’s Quartermasters ‘‘The Distinguished Order of upon his arrival in the United States in 1863. Litenae Lauritenae K.195, the Mozart Req- St. Martin,’’ the DLA Exceptional Civilian Serv- Becoming highly skilled at his trade and earn- uiem, and the Brahms Deutsches Requiem. ice Award, the DLA Meritorious Civilian Serv- ing the respect of his peers, he eventually She also appeared with IU Opera Theatre as ice Award, and the Department of the Navy moved up the ranks of the existing labor orga- Clorinda in Cenerentola and Despina in Cosi Meritorious Civilian Service Award. nization, transforming the structurally weak fan Tutte. She collaborated with other musi- Beginning her Federal career as a planning and ineffective Federation of Organized cians such as the Catacoustic Consort, the assistant with the Navy in 1968, Ms. Gallo Trades and Labor Councils to the American Bath Street Studio, and was a member of the held progressively responsible logistics plan- Federation of Labor in 1886, which grew to Carmel Bach Festival Chorale. Outside the ning and management positions with the represent over one million workers 6 years USA she appeared as a soloist in England, Naval Supply Systems Command before join- later. Wales, Romania, and Greece. ing the General Services Administration as Di- Many individuals within the American Jewish Garth Eppley—Garth was born on Feb. 7, rector of Distribution for Federal Supply and community also made important contributions Services. After joining DLA in December of 1981, in Wabash, IN, graduated Wabash High to the Civil Rights movement. Jewish philan- School. He graduated from Anderson College 1986, she served as Director of the Defense thropist Julius Rosenwald, who funded dozens in 2003 with a degree in music performance, Spares Initiatives Office, Director for Systems of primary schools, secondary schools, and and was a student at Indiana University Ja- Planning for the Assistant Secretary of De- cobs School of Music. He attended Giest fense for Production and Logistics, Executive colleges for black youth, led the Jewish com- Christian Church, Fishers, and was a member Director for Readiness and Customer Support, munity in contributing to some 2,000 schools of the BMW Motorcycle Owners of America, Executive Director for Business Modernization for black Americans, including Howard, Dillard Yankee Beamers, and Rounders No. 7. and Integration, and Director for DLA Enter- and Fisk universities. At one time, 40 percent Eppley had a bachelor’s degree in voice per- prise Support (DES). of southern blacks were attending these formance with honors in performance from An- Mr. Speaker, I am honored to ask my col- schools. In addition, Jewish Americans like derson University. A tenor, Eppley studied leagues to join me in congratulating Ms. Chris- Abraham Joshua Heschel, a writer, rabbi and under Fritz Robertson while at Anderson. His tine Gallo on her retirement from Federal Civil professor of theology at the Jewish Theo- IU Opera Theater roles included Lysander in Service. She epitomizes the dedication and logical Seminary of America was outspoken ‘‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream,’’ the second professionalism that make our Federal govern- on the subject of civil rights and marched arm- man in ‘‘The Magic Flute,’’ and the lawyer in ment a model all over the world. in-arm with Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. in ‘‘Peter Grimes.’’ He was a frequent soloist with f Selma. Professor Ernst Borinski, a refugee the Indiana University Contemporary Vocal from the Holocaust who came to America to Ensemble, with which he recently sang the HONORING THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF JEWISH AMERICANS DURING teach at Taugaloo University, organized din- role of Pilatus in Arvo Part’s ‘‘Passio.’’ Eppley ners at which blacks and whites sat next to also was a frequent soloist with the Lafayette JEWISH AMERICAN HERITAGE MONTH each other, a simple act challenging segrega- Bach Chorale, where he had performed in tion. Joel Elias Spingarn, a Jewish-American such programs as Handel’s ‘‘Solomon,’’ Rach- educator and literary critic, was a founder and maninoffs ‘‘Vespers’’, and the Festival of Sa- HON. AL GREEN one of the first Jewish leaders of the National OF TEXAS cred Choral Music under the baton of guest Association for the Advancement of Colored conductor Craig Jessup of the Mormon Taber- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES People (NAACP). In 1913, as the organiza- nacle Choir. Last summer, Eppley was a par- Tuesday, May 23, 2006 tion’s chairman of the board, he established ticipant, along with other singers from the the Spingarn medal, awarded annually for out- United States and Canada, in the Charley Mr. AL GREEN of Texas. Mr. Speaker, Creek Vocal Workshop, an intense program of today I am honored to recognize the contribu- standing achievement by an African American. aria and song study. He was a master’s stu- tions Jewish Americans have made throughout In addition, organizations such as the Amer- dent at IU, studying with Peru native Timothy our Nation’s history as we celebrate Jewish ican Jewish Committee, American Jewish Noble. American Heritage Month. In 1654, the first Congress, and Anti-Defamation League have They are mourned across the country—from Jewish settlers arrived in the New World actively promoted civil rights over the years. Carmel, CA, to New York’s Carnegie Hall, to searching for a place to practice their faith free Mr. Speaker, it is my hope that all Ameri- from persecution and live in liberty. Since the Wolftrap Farm Park Summer Opera in cans observe Jewish American Heritage then, the United States has continued to serve northern Virginia, to all over the Midwest and Month by initiating programs and activities that as a haven for Jewish settlers seeking refuge Indiana. May we never forget. commemorate these and the many other sig- f from waves of anti-Semitic repression and per- secution in Europe and around the world. Jew- nificant contributions Jewish Americans have TRIBUTE TO MS. CHRISTINE L. ish American Heritage Month should serve to made throughout our Nation’s history. Over GALLO educate all Americans about the rich cultural the centuries, Jewish Americans have heritage of the Jewish people and their impor- achieved great success in business, medicine, HON. JAMES P. MORAN tant contributions to American culture and his- the arts, science and technology, and many other professions. These achievements have OF VIRGINIA tory. strengthened our country and helped shape IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES The United States is better and stronger as a result of Jewish people from around the our way of life. In their commitment to family, Tuesday, May 23, 2006 world choosing to become American citizens. faith, and community, the Jewish people have Mr. MORAN of Virginia. Mr. Speaker, I rise Jewish Americans made invaluable contribu- made America a stronger and more demo- today to pay tribute to Ms. Christine L. Gallo, tions to our Nation’s labor movement in the cratic society. VerDate Sep 11 2014 14:48 Mar 23, 2017 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00258 Fmt 0689 Sfmt 0634 E:\FDSYS\BOUNDRECORD\BOOK 7\DAT FILES\BR23MY06.DAT BR23MY06 ejoyner on DSK30MW082PROD with CONG-REC-ONLINE.
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