ɪn ɐnˈʌðɚ wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd θ bˈɜːθdeɪ tɹˈɪbjuːt, dʒˈɛɹoʊld nˈædlɚɹ ˈɑːnɚd hˌɪm ɪnðə juːnˈaɪɾᵻd stˈeɪts hˈaʊs ʌv ɹˌɛpɹᵻzˈɛntətˌɪvz baɪ sˈeɪɪŋ: "mˈɪɹ ʃˈætsən ˈɑːp ˈaɪɚ vˈʌndɚlˌɛk ˈɑːɹbɪt ˈɛltˈɔɪvz dˈɛɹ jˈɪdɪʃɚ kˈʌltɚ vˈɑːs hˈɑːt bˈæɹeɪkhɚt dˈɛm ɡˈɔntsən jˈɪdɪʃn jˈɪʃɛv."
In another 100th birthday tribute, Jerrold Nadler honored him in the United States House of Representatives by saying: "Mir shatsn op ayer vunderlekhe arbet l'toyves der yidisher kultur vos hot baraykhert dem gontsn Yiddishn yishev."