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WHEREAS, the Jewish Sports Hall of Fame of Western Pennsylvania was founded in 1982 with the dual mission to financially support Jewish related sports programs in Western PA and in Israel and to identify Jewish men and women with connections to Western PA, who have achieved a high level of athletic competition or with prestigious careers that are closely related to sports, and to honor them with induction into the Jewish Sports Hall of Fame; and,
WHEREAS, this year, at the Annual 2016 Induction Ceremony and Banquet on Sunday, May 22, 2016, at Rodef Shalom Congregation, the Jewish Sports Hall of Fame of Western PA will induct Samuel Bellin for his exceptional soccer career, Brett Horowitz for his outstanding baseball career and Dr. Allan Tissenbaum for his accomplishments in track ; and,
WHEREAS, in addition, the Jewish Sports Hall of Fame of Western PA will recognize Ben Forman with the Ziggy Kahn Memorial Award for his leadership and commitment to youth sports; and,
WHEREAS, the Jewish Sports Hall of Fame will also present the 2016 Manny Gold Humanitarian Award to Lynne Carvell for her outstanding leadership which represents the values that Manny Gold cherished; and,
WHEREAS, the Jewish Sports Hall of Fame will present the 2016 Nathan H. Kaufman Scholastic Awards to 19 local Jewish high school seniors who have achieved at a high level athletically and scholastically; and,
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NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh does hereby commend the Jewish Sports Hall of Fame of Western Pennsylvania for its efforts to promote and recognize Jewish athletes, past and present; and,
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh does hereby declare Sunday, May 22, 2016, to be “JEWISH SPORTS HALL OF FAME DAY” in the City of Pittsburgh.