President. it is with great sorrow that I rise to pay tribute to a man who gave freely of himself not only to his family and friends. but also to his community and to the whole State of Alabama. Samuel Jacob Israel. who died on November 21. 1990. was one of those rare individuals who was able to offer himself to others and yet ask for little recognition in return. For almost one century. Sam lent his leadership to improving this great Nation in such diverse fields as finance. business. literacy. charities. religious organizations. and medical institutions. Sam Israel immigrated from Ponadel. Lithuania. as a young man. and settled in Sheffield. AL. in 1909.
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