Senate Resolution No. 4713

BY: Senator PHILLIPS

COMMENDING Rebecca Golden 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 Rebecca Golden 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, Rebecca Golden 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 senior at Temple Sinai in Roslyn Heights, New York,
Rebecca Golden is dedicated to her synagogue community and is a
respected leader among her peers; she serves as Teen Coordinator in
Temple Sinai's Hand in Hand program which pairs 25 teenagers from the
synagogue with 50 children living in homeless shelters in New York City;
the children travel to Roslyn Heights where they interact with a group
of enthusiastic and kind teenagers who are truly happy to spend time
with them; and

WHEREAS, In addition to helping her fellow New Yorkers, Rebecca
Golden enjoys making a difference in other countries around the world;
during the last two summers, she and a group of teenagers traveled to
Central and South America to help the local people; and

WHEREAS, While the group was in Costa Rica, Rebecca Golden supported
a local high school which teaches vocational skills to the students, and
during a trip to Ecuador, she hiked up a 1.3 mile trek to the work site
where she focused on various clean water initiatives; and

WHEREAS, Rebecca Golden 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,
Rebecca Golden 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 Rebecca Golden 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 Rebecca Golden.