LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION commending Miriam and Frank Rubin upon the occa-
sion of their designation for special recognition by The Jewish Communi-
ty Center of Dutchess County

WHEREAS, Individuals who give of their time and energies and serve the
best interests of their communities are an asset beyond remuneration and
cannot be sufficiently extolled; and
WHEREAS, Miriam and Frank Rubin have given not only of their time and
energies but also of their competence, intelligence and leadership and
consequently have been designated for special honor; and
WHEREAS, This Legislative Body is justly proud to commend Miriam and
Frank Rubin upon the occasion of their designation for special recogni-
tion by The Jewish Community Center of Dutchess County, to be celebrated
at its Annual March Mystique on Saturday, March 10, 2012 at the Dutchess
Golf and Country Club in Poughkeepsie, New York; and
WHEREAS, Born in the same hospital in Brooklyn, New York, Miriam and
Frank Rubin met while Frank was a student at MIT, and Miriam was at
Brandeis; and
WHEREAS, The Rubins married after Frank graduated and Miriam completed
her sophomore year; Frank then went to Brandeis, earning his Master's in
math while Miriam completed her Bachelor's; and
WHEREAS, Frank Rubin received a job offer from IBM, and the couple
moved to Poughkeepsie in the summer of 1964, following Miriam's gradu-
ation; and
WHEREAS, Frank Rubin worked at IBM from 1964 to 1991; he won an IBM
Fellowship in 1970 and received his PhD in 1971; he has more than 50
articles published in peer-reviewed journals; and
WHEREAS, Frank Rubin is best known for the thousands of mathematical
puzzles he has created, which have been published in many journals and
periodicals; in 1980, he turned that interest into a business, starting
the Contest Center to run puzzle contests; the Contest Center now
publishes books of Frank's puzzles; and
WHEREAS, In 2007, Frank Rubin discovered and patented the first fast
method for keyless cryptography, and formed Master Software to offer his
crypto products for sale and license; and
WHEREAS, Miriam Rubin began teaching in the Beth-El Religious School
in 1969, an association that lasted until June 2011, when she retired as
Beth-El's Education Director; she was also a piano teacher; and
WHEREAS, Currently, Miriam Rubin works to prepare Bar and Bat Mitzvah
students; and
WHEREAS, Miriam and Frank Rubin have been called upon to contribute
their time and talents to countless civic and charitable endeavors and
have always given of themselves unstintingly; and
WHEREAS, Miriam and Frank Rubin joined Temple Beth-El immediately upon
moving to Poughkeepsie; and
WHEREAS, Miriam Rubin joined the Boards of Hadassah, the Beth-El
Sisterhood, the League of Women Voters and the Hudson Valley Association
of the Blind; and
WHEREAS, For many years, Miriam Rubin ran the Sisterhood's tape
recording project for the blind, lectured in the area on Braille and the
needs of the blind, and directed a volunteer weekly radio reading
service for the blind; and
WHEREAS, Miriam is a life member of the Brandeis University Women's
Committee and Hadassah, a past President of Temple Beth-El, and is
currently a member of the Synagogue Board and chair of the Ritual
Committee; and

WHEREAS, Frank Rubin was on the board of the Jewish Federation for 14
years, serving three terms as its president and four times as campaign
chairman; he was the local chairman of Operation Moses, raising signif-
icant funds for the rescue of Ethiopian Jews; and
WHEREAS, In addition, Frank Rubin recorded numerous books, and read
news of interest to the blind on the volunteer weekly radio program
directed by his wife; and
WHEREAS, Throughout the entire period of their community service, a
period of constructive involvement, Miriam and Frank Rubin have stood
constant in dignity, good grace and humor; and
WHEREAS, Rare indeed is the impressive dedication shown by individuals
for the benefit of others which Miriam and Frank Rubin have displayed
throughout their lives; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That this Legislative Body pause in its deliberations to
commend Miriam and Frank Rubin upon the occasion of their designation
for special recognition by The Jewish Community Center of Dutchess Coun-
ty; and be it further
RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution, suitably engrossed, be tran-
smitted to Miriam and Frank Rubin.