Levine, I. Oscar (Levine, Isadore Oscar), 1907-2000

Person

Biographical Note

I. Oscar Levine practiced law in Hartford for 57 years, spending most of those years in a general practice partnership with Melvin S. Katz. Levine was committed to a variety of civic, charitable and religious organizations. The positions he held included president of Emanuel Synagogue; a founder and later chairman of the Hartford Jewish Federation; a founder and later chairman of the Hartford Chapter of the National Conference of Christians and Jews; a founder of National Refugee Service, which assisted the escape of refugees from the Nazis and their resettlement in America; and a founder and later president of the Hartford Jewish Community Council.

Born in Hartford, he was a Phi Beta Kappa graduate of Yale College in 1928 and honor graduate of Yale Law School in 1930. He also was editor of the Yale Law Review.

"I. Oscar Levine; Lawyer, Leader" Hartford Courant, https://www.courant.com/news/connecticut/hc-xpm-2000-01-04-0001040301-story.html. Accessed 7 January 2021.

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Levine, I. Oscar

Digital Record

Identifier: levine, i. oscar_1989[1]

Dates: undated

Found in: Jewish Historical Society of Greater Hartford

Levine, I. Oscar, 1960 - 2010

File — Flat_file_folder 4

Scope and Contents Contents of folders 1 and 3 include: oral history transcript and notes. Contents of folder 4 include: paper-mounted pins granted by various organizations Levine was a member of. Contents of folder 2 include: programs for gala dinners at Emanuel Synagogue; programs for Emanuel Synagogue's 25th anniversary celebration; news clippings mostly related to anniversary celebration; black and white photocopies of news clippings; issues of Hartford Jewish Federation's "Federation News"...

Dates: 1960 - 2010

Found in: Jewish Historical Society of Greater Hartford / Jewish Historical Society of Greater Hartford People files / Files: Ki - Man

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