Rabbi Levinson served Congregation Shaare Emeth, St. Louis, Missouri as senior rabbi for 5 years (1954-1959) and he is listed along with other rabbis who served St. Louis congregations. You can find the full list at SAINT LOUIS RABBIS.
Rabbi Levinson's first cousin was Rabbi Saul B. Applebaum who served in various pulpits in the United States.
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EDUCATIONAL and RABBINIC CHRONOLOGY:
1932 Degree, University of Cincinnati
1936 Rabbinic Ordination, Hebrew Union College, Cincinnati, OH
1936-1939 Assistant Rabbi Congregation Anshe Chesed, Duluth, MN
1939-1945 Senior Rabbi, Temple Emanuel, Duluth MN
1943-1945 Navy Chaplain
1946-1955 Senior Rabbi, Temple Sinai, Pittsburgh, PA
1951 Doctorate, University of Pittsburgh
1954-1959 Senior Rabbi, Congregation Shaare Emeth, St. Louis, MO
1960-1966 Jewish Community Chaplain, Cleveland, OH
1966-1982 Senior Rabbi, Temple Israel, West Lafayette, IN
1982 Retired from the Active Rabbinate
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OBITUARY
West Lafayette Journal and Courier
Thursday, January 4, 1996
RABBI BURTON LEVINSON, 84
Rabbi Emeritus Burton E. Levinson, 84, of 621 Avondale Street, West Lafayette, Indiana died at 3:50p.m. Tuesday, January 2, in the emergency room at St. Elizabeth Hospital Medical Center.
He was spiritual leader of Temple Israel in West Lafayette from 1966 until 1982, when he retired and was named rabbi emeritus.
Born in Cleveland, Ohio on October 17, 1911, he graduated from Hebrew Union College in Cincinnati, and received his Ph.D. from the University of Pittsburgh. He had lived in West Lafayette since 1966, coming from Cleveland.
He was first an assistant rabbi in Erie, PA., then a rabbi at Duluth, MN. He joined the Navy as a chaplain in 1944, during World War II. After being discharged he returned to Duluth and later went to Pittsburgh, St. Louis, and Cleveland where he served as a rabbi before coming to West Lafayette to serve at Temple Israel.
Rabbi Levinson was a member of the Fairmount Temple educational staff in Cleveland before coming to the Lafayette area. During his tenure as rabbi of Temple Israel, the building at 620 Cumberland Avenue, West Lafayette, was completed.
He was a member of Temple Israel, Rotary Club, B'nai B'rith and the Central Conference of American Rabbis. He was active in the Greater Lafayette Museum of Art. Levinson had served as president of the Tippecanoe County Ministerial Association.
He married Sylvia Hurwitz on March 14, 1937, in Dayton Ohio. She is retired from West Lafayette School Corporation. She taught 6th grade at Burtsfield School.
Surviving with his wafe are two sons, Dr. David Levinson of Petaluma, Calif., and Joel Levinson of Northridge, Calif.
Funeral arrangements are by Soller-Baker Funeral Homes.
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The rabbi featured on this Find A Grave page is one of many included in a "Virtual Cemetery" of rabbis who've passed but who served on St. Louis pulpits during their rabbinate. The complete "Virtual Cemetery" list can be found at SAINT LOUIS RABBIS. Questions about this "Virtual Cemetery" project may be directed to:
Steven Weinreich
Email: [email protected]
Rabbi Levinson's first cousin was Rabbi Saul B. Applebaum who served in various pulpits in the United States.
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EDUCATIONAL and RABBINIC CHRONOLOGY:
1932 Degree, University of Cincinnati
1936 Rabbinic Ordination, Hebrew Union College, Cincinnati, OH
1936-1939 Assistant Rabbi Congregation Anshe Chesed, Duluth, MN
1939-1945 Senior Rabbi, Temple Emanuel, Duluth MN
1943-1945 Navy Chaplain
1946-1955 Senior Rabbi, Temple Sinai, Pittsburgh, PA
1951 Doctorate, University of Pittsburgh
1954-1959 Senior Rabbi, Congregation Shaare Emeth, St. Louis, MO
1960-1966 Jewish Community Chaplain, Cleveland, OH
1966-1982 Senior Rabbi, Temple Israel, West Lafayette, IN
1982 Retired from the Active Rabbinate
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OBITUARY
West Lafayette Journal and Courier
Thursday, January 4, 1996
RABBI BURTON LEVINSON, 84
Rabbi Emeritus Burton E. Levinson, 84, of 621 Avondale Street, West Lafayette, Indiana died at 3:50p.m. Tuesday, January 2, in the emergency room at St. Elizabeth Hospital Medical Center.
He was spiritual leader of Temple Israel in West Lafayette from 1966 until 1982, when he retired and was named rabbi emeritus.
Born in Cleveland, Ohio on October 17, 1911, he graduated from Hebrew Union College in Cincinnati, and received his Ph.D. from the University of Pittsburgh. He had lived in West Lafayette since 1966, coming from Cleveland.
He was first an assistant rabbi in Erie, PA., then a rabbi at Duluth, MN. He joined the Navy as a chaplain in 1944, during World War II. After being discharged he returned to Duluth and later went to Pittsburgh, St. Louis, and Cleveland where he served as a rabbi before coming to West Lafayette to serve at Temple Israel.
Rabbi Levinson was a member of the Fairmount Temple educational staff in Cleveland before coming to the Lafayette area. During his tenure as rabbi of Temple Israel, the building at 620 Cumberland Avenue, West Lafayette, was completed.
He was a member of Temple Israel, Rotary Club, B'nai B'rith and the Central Conference of American Rabbis. He was active in the Greater Lafayette Museum of Art. Levinson had served as president of the Tippecanoe County Ministerial Association.
He married Sylvia Hurwitz on March 14, 1937, in Dayton Ohio. She is retired from West Lafayette School Corporation. She taught 6th grade at Burtsfield School.
Surviving with his wafe are two sons, Dr. David Levinson of Petaluma, Calif., and Joel Levinson of Northridge, Calif.
Funeral arrangements are by Soller-Baker Funeral Homes.
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Scroll down this page and click on the access link on the right to reveal more photos. Double-click on each photo image to reveal any captions, sources or credits.
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The rabbi featured on this Find A Grave page is one of many included in a "Virtual Cemetery" of rabbis who've passed but who served on St. Louis pulpits during their rabbinate. The complete "Virtual Cemetery" list can be found at SAINT LOUIS RABBIS. Questions about this "Virtual Cemetery" project may be directed to:
Steven Weinreich
Email: [email protected]
Rabbi Levinson served Congregation Shaare Emeth, St. Louis, Missouri as senior rabbi for 5 years (1954-1959) and he is listed along with other rabbis who served St. Louis congregations. You can find the full list at SAINT LOUIS RABBIS.
Rabbi Levinson's first cousin was Rabbi Saul B. Applebaum who served in various pulpits in the United States.
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EDUCATIONAL and RABBINIC CHRONOLOGY:
1932 Degree, University of Cincinnati
1936 Rabbinic Ordination, Hebrew Union College, Cincinnati, OH
1936-1939 Assistant Rabbi Congregation Anshe Chesed, Duluth, MN
1939-1945 Senior Rabbi, Temple Emanuel, Duluth MN
1943-1945 Navy Chaplain
1946-1955 Senior Rabbi, Temple Sinai, Pittsburgh, PA
1951 Doctorate, University of Pittsburgh
1954-1959 Senior Rabbi, Congregation Shaare Emeth, St. Louis, MO
1960-1966 Jewish Community Chaplain, Cleveland, OH
1966-1982 Senior Rabbi, Temple Israel, West Lafayette, IN
1982 Retired from the Active Rabbinate
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OBITUARY
West Lafayette Journal and Courier
Thursday, January 4, 1996
RABBI BURTON LEVINSON, 84
Rabbi Emeritus Burton E. Levinson, 84, of 621 Avondale Street, West Lafayette, Indiana died at 3:50p.m. Tuesday, January 2, in the emergency room at St. Elizabeth Hospital Medical Center.
He was spiritual leader of Temple Israel in West Lafayette from 1966 until 1982, when he retired and was named rabbi emeritus.
Born in Cleveland, Ohio on October 17, 1911, he graduated from Hebrew Union College in Cincinnati, and received his Ph.D. from the University of Pittsburgh. He had lived in West Lafayette since 1966, coming from Cleveland.
He was first an assistant rabbi in Erie, PA., then a rabbi at Duluth, MN. He joined the Navy as a chaplain in 1944, during World War II. After being discharged he returned to Duluth and later went to Pittsburgh, St. Louis, and Cleveland where he served as a rabbi before coming to West Lafayette to serve at Temple Israel.
Rabbi Levinson was a member of the Fairmount Temple educational staff in Cleveland before coming to the Lafayette area. During his tenure as rabbi of Temple Israel, the building at 620 Cumberland Avenue, West Lafayette, was completed.
He was a member of Temple Israel, Rotary Club, B'nai B'rith and the Central Conference of American Rabbis. He was active in the Greater Lafayette Museum of Art. Levinson had served as president of the Tippecanoe County Ministerial Association.
He married Sylvia Hurwitz on March 14, 1937, in Dayton Ohio. She is retired from West Lafayette School Corporation. She taught 6th grade at Burtsfield School.
Surviving with his wafe are two sons, Dr. David Levinson of Petaluma, Calif., and Joel Levinson of Northridge, Calif.
Funeral arrangements are by Soller-Baker Funeral Homes.
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Scroll down this page and click on the access link on the right to reveal more photos. Double-click on each photo image to reveal any captions, sources or credits.
___________________________
The rabbi featured on this Find A Grave page is one of many included in a "Virtual Cemetery" of rabbis who've passed but who served on St. Louis pulpits during their rabbinate. The complete "Virtual Cemetery" list can be found at SAINT LOUIS RABBIS. Questions about this "Virtual Cemetery" project may be directed to:
Steven Weinreich
Email: [email protected]
Rabbi Levinson's first cousin was Rabbi Saul B. Applebaum who served in various pulpits in the United States.
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EDUCATIONAL and RABBINIC CHRONOLOGY:
1932 Degree, University of Cincinnati
1936 Rabbinic Ordination, Hebrew Union College, Cincinnati, OH
1936-1939 Assistant Rabbi Congregation Anshe Chesed, Duluth, MN
1939-1945 Senior Rabbi, Temple Emanuel, Duluth MN
1943-1945 Navy Chaplain
1946-1955 Senior Rabbi, Temple Sinai, Pittsburgh, PA
1951 Doctorate, University of Pittsburgh
1954-1959 Senior Rabbi, Congregation Shaare Emeth, St. Louis, MO
1960-1966 Jewish Community Chaplain, Cleveland, OH
1966-1982 Senior Rabbi, Temple Israel, West Lafayette, IN
1982 Retired from the Active Rabbinate
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OBITUARY
West Lafayette Journal and Courier
Thursday, January 4, 1996
RABBI BURTON LEVINSON, 84
Rabbi Emeritus Burton E. Levinson, 84, of 621 Avondale Street, West Lafayette, Indiana died at 3:50p.m. Tuesday, January 2, in the emergency room at St. Elizabeth Hospital Medical Center.
He was spiritual leader of Temple Israel in West Lafayette from 1966 until 1982, when he retired and was named rabbi emeritus.
Born in Cleveland, Ohio on October 17, 1911, he graduated from Hebrew Union College in Cincinnati, and received his Ph.D. from the University of Pittsburgh. He had lived in West Lafayette since 1966, coming from Cleveland.
He was first an assistant rabbi in Erie, PA., then a rabbi at Duluth, MN. He joined the Navy as a chaplain in 1944, during World War II. After being discharged he returned to Duluth and later went to Pittsburgh, St. Louis, and Cleveland where he served as a rabbi before coming to West Lafayette to serve at Temple Israel.
Rabbi Levinson was a member of the Fairmount Temple educational staff in Cleveland before coming to the Lafayette area. During his tenure as rabbi of Temple Israel, the building at 620 Cumberland Avenue, West Lafayette, was completed.
He was a member of Temple Israel, Rotary Club, B'nai B'rith and the Central Conference of American Rabbis. He was active in the Greater Lafayette Museum of Art. Levinson had served as president of the Tippecanoe County Ministerial Association.
He married Sylvia Hurwitz on March 14, 1937, in Dayton Ohio. She is retired from West Lafayette School Corporation. She taught 6th grade at Burtsfield School.
Surviving with his wafe are two sons, Dr. David Levinson of Petaluma, Calif., and Joel Levinson of Northridge, Calif.
Funeral arrangements are by Soller-Baker Funeral Homes.
___________________________
Scroll down this page and click on the access link on the right to reveal more photos. Double-click on each photo image to reveal any captions, sources or credits.
___________________________
The rabbi featured on this Find A Grave page is one of many included in a "Virtual Cemetery" of rabbis who've passed but who served on St. Louis pulpits during their rabbinate. The complete "Virtual Cemetery" list can be found at SAINT LOUIS RABBIS. Questions about this "Virtual Cemetery" project may be directed to:
Steven Weinreich
Email: [email protected]
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