LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION commending Kingsway Jewish Center upon the occa-
sion of its 82nd Annual Dinner on May 16, 2010, this year given in
loving memory of Milton "Miltie" Bloom A"H

WHEREAS, Religious institutions, and the many spiritual, social and
educational benefits they confer, play a vital role in the development
of the moral fabric of a responsible citizenry; and
WHEREAS, It is the tradition of this State and Nation to pay tribute
to institutions and individuals who have contributed to the ethical and
spiritual values of their communities; and
WHEREAS, Attendant to such concern and in full accord with its long-
standing traditions, this Legislative Body is justly proud to commend
Kingsway Jewish Center upon the occasion of its 82nd Annual Dinner on
Sunday, May 16, 2010 and to honor the memory of one of its cherished
lifelong members who passed away recently, on September 11, 2009, Milton
"Miltie" Bloom A"H; and
WHEREAS, Milton Bloom had three great loves in his life: his family,
the Jewish War Veterans and Kingsway Jewish Center; and
WHEREAS, Milton Bloom was born in Brooklyn on April 13, 1923 to immi-
grant parents; his father was a tailor from Lithuania who, when Milton
was a small boy, moved his family to Jersey City; in the early 1930s the
family moved back to Brooklyn; and
WHEREAS, He went to Thomas Jefferson High School and graduated in
1941; he worked in the textile industry until he joined the Army in 1943
and served in the Pacific Theater until February 1946; and
WHEREAS, Milton Bloom met his wife of 60 years, Gertrude, the love of
his life, in July 1948; they were married in November 1949 and moved
into an apartment in Brooklyn; in 1954 they moved to their home on East
31st Street, where they raised their three sons, Paul, Allen and Ira,
and became active and devoted members of Kingsway Jewish Center; and
WHEREAS, Milton Bloom always took an active role in his sons' lives,
making sure they each received a strong Jewish education, just as they
are, in turn, doing for his grandchildren and great-grandchildren, to
whom he was devoted; and
WHEREAS, Milton Bloom was a very proud Jew, a lover of Israel, and a
proud Cohen and instilled in his children and grandchildren, several of
whom have made aliyah, the desire to serve Israel and was most proud
when his grandson Joel became a rabbi; and
WHEREAS, Also a very proud American, Milton Bloom's experience as a
veteran of World War II shaped his life and inspired his dedication to
the Jewish War Veterans; for more than six decades, he helped raise
funds through the Jewish War Veterans' weekly activities which helped
support the yeshivas and the poor of the community; he visited the sick
regularly at the Veterans Hospital and routinely filled and delivered
food and Pesach packages to those in need; and
WHEREAS, After retiring at what he called the young age of 65, Milton
Bloom dedicated the rest of his active and involved life to Kingsway
Jewish Center, the Jewish War Veterans and other worthy causes; he
enjoyed a mutual special relationship with Kingsway's rabbis and,
throughout his life, was justly respected and admired for the manner in
which he treated all those he encountered; and
WHEREAS, Over the course of his meritorious life, Milton Bloom distin-
guished himself as a man of sincere dedication and substantial contrib-
ution; as a man of values and commitment to his family, faith and herit-
age, he inspired and enhanced the lives of his family, friends and
colleagues who will long treasure his memory; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED, That this Legislative Body pause in its deliberations to
commend Kingsway Jewish Center upon the occasion of its 82nd Annual
Dinner on May 16, 2010, and to honor the memory and celebrate the life
and accomplishments of Milton "Miltie" Bloom A"H; and be it further
RESOLVED, That copies of this Resolution, suitably engrossed, be tran-
smitted to Kingsway Jewish Center and to the family of Milton Bloom.