LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION honoring Mr. Syd Mandelbaum, MA, MBA for receiv-
ing the Humanitarian Award from the Nassau Physicians Foundation

WHEREAS, It is the sense of this Legislative Body to recognize and pay
tribute to those individuals within the medical field who distinguish
themselves through professional excellence and who have made significant
contributions to the quality of life of citizens in the State of New
York; and
WHEREAS, Attendant to such concern, and in full accord with its long-
standing traditions, this Legislative Body is justly proud to honor Mr.
Syd Mandelbaum, MA, MBA for receiving the Humanitarian Award from the
Nassau Physicians Foundation on Friday, April 16, 2010; and
WHEREAS, Co-founder of the DNA Shoah Project, Syd Mandelbaum has a
long background with DNA research and with Holocaust survivors; in 1981,
he helped found the first project to videotape the stories of Holocaust
survivors and camp liberators; and
WHEREAS, While a DNA Consultant at the Harvard Medical School Center
for Blood Research Laboratory in genetics testing, Syd Mandelbaum led
the American team in the 1990s that used DNA sequencing to disprove Anna
Anderson's claim that she was Anatasia, the youngest daughter of Czar
Nicholas II of Russia; and
WHEREAS, After sets of nearly three dozen remains of what may have
been Holocaust victims were found in Germany in 2005, Syd Mandelbaum
mentioned he learned that no DNA database of Holocaust victims existed;
with the help of Michael Hammer, the head of a genetics analysis lab at
the University of Arizona, the DNA Shoah Project was born; and
WHEREAS, Syd Mandelbaum graduated from Brooklyn College with a BS
degree and an MA; earning his MBA from Hofstra University, he taught
high school science in Brooklyn and Oceanside before going to work in
the medical industry as a scientist; and
WHEREAS, With him throughout have been his wife, Diane, their chil-
dren, Bari, Jill, Emily, Ryan and Dylan, all of whom feel privileged to
be a part of his life and rejoice in his achievements; and
WHEREAS, Individuals such as Syd Mandelbaum, who have given so self-
lessly of their skills and dedication in performing vital medical
research, are worthy and due the highest commendation for their contrib-
utions to all of humanity; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That this Legislative Body pause in its deliberations to
honor Mr. Syd Mandelbaum, MA, MBA for receiving the Humanitarian Award
from the Nassau Physicians Foundation; and be it further
RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution, suitably engrossed, be tran-
smitted to Mr. Syd Mandelbaum, MA, MBA.