Saddened by the death of Barbara Bush, a friend for over thirty-five years, a woman of faith and conscience, a caring First lady with candor, love and humor. To President George Bush, her beloved partner in life and to her son, President George W. Bush, whom she encouraged in public service and to the entire Bush family, my deepest sympathy on the loss of the matriarch who captured the hearts of all Americans.
-Rabbi Arthur Schneier, Founder and President of the Appeal of Conscience Foundation
Photo: First Lady Barbara Bush, recipient of the 1989 Appeal of Conscience Foundation Award on October 18, 1989 seated with Rabbi Arthur Schneier, President of the Appeal of Conscience Foundation and Chief Rabbi of Park East Synagogue.
