Senate Resolution No. 4693

BY: Senator PHILLIPS

COMMENDING Simrohn Iftekhar upon the occasion of
her designation for special recognition by the
Jewish Community Relations Council-Long Island, at
its Annual Holocaust Remembrance Day Commemoration
on April 26, 2018

WHEREAS, It is the custom of this Legislative Body to recognize and
pay tribute to those young people within the great Empire State who have
made strong contributions to their communities and who serve as role
models for their peers; and

WHEREAS, Attendant to such concern, and in full accord with its
long-standing traditions, this Legislative Body is justly proud to
commend Simrohn Iftekhar upon the occasion of her designation for
special recognition by the Jewish Community Relations Council-Long
Island, at its Annual Holocaust Remembrance Day Commemoration to be held
on Thursday, April 26, 2018, at Hofstra University in Hempstead, New
York; and

WHEREAS, Holocaust Remembrance Day, known in Hebrew as Yom HaShoah,
is a day set aside for remembering the victims of the Holocaust and for
reminding New Yorkers, all Americans, and people around the world of
what can happen to civilized people when bigotry, hatred and
indifference reign; and

WHEREAS, At this auspicious event, Simrohn Iftekhar will be
recognized for her diligent work in creating a more civil society for
the citizens of not only Nassau County, but the entire State of New
York; and

WHEREAS, A student at Floral Park Memorial High School, Simrohn
Iftekhar is seen as a very charitable and kindhearted student; recently,
she returned from a Sri Lanka mission assisting physicians and patients;
she also volunteered with the Smile for Bangladesh mission where she
guided patients through all levels of surgery, serving as an assistant
to the doctors and as an aide to impoverished patients requiring cleft
lip and palate procedures; and

WHEREAS, Simrohn Iftekhar was recognized at the South Asian-American
Political Action Committee as a Youth Leader of Tomorrow; she has worked
at the Long Island Children's Museum in Uniondale, helping families
navigate the facility; and

WHEREAS, Other activities Simrohn Iftekhar has participated in
include membership with the Class of 2018 Board, Fashion Club, Hofstra
University's Gifted and Talented Program and the Romance Language Club;
she aspires to become a surgeon; and

WHEREAS, Simrohn Iftekhar is a credit to her family, school,
community, and her State and Nation, and it is certain that her future
will be filled with accomplishments of equal importance; and

WHEREAS, With her sense of civic duty and her commitment to others,
Simrohn Iftekhar represents the best development of the potential which
is inherent in our most precious resource, our youth; now, therefore, be
it

RESOLVED, That this Legislative Body pause in its deliberations to
commend Simrohn Iftekhar upon the occasion of her designation for
special recognition by the Jewish Community Relations Council-Long
Island, at its Annual Holocaust Remembrance Day Commemoration on April
26, 2018; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution, suitably engrossed, be
transmitted to Simrohn Iftekhar.