Mr. Speaker. I rise today to honor a truly noble citizen from my district. Dr. Eva Shapiro. Dr. Shapiro died this year at the age of 100. She was born in Toledo. OH on November. 1894. the daughter of Russian immigrants. She grew up in a downtown neighborhood. as part of Toledos Jewish community. Her grandfather. by the way. was Toledos first Orthodox rabbi. Her father owned a small grocery store. and eventually started the first auto parts company In Toledo. Eva Shapiro initially wanted to be a physlclan. but couldnt afford 6 years of medical school. Instead. she applied for. and won. a generous scholarship from the local Bnai Brith.
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