Jerome Daniel Folkman, age 85, a community leader and rabbi emeritus at Temple Israel, died 13 April 1993, in Boston. He had been a rabbi for 41 years and served at Temple Israel, Columbus, for 26 years (1947-1973). A member of The Ohio Academy of Science since 1961, he affiliated with the Section of Anthropology and Sociology.
Born 25 September 1907, Cleveland, OH, to Ben and Rose (Tronstein) Folkman, Rabbi Jerome D. Folkman was a graduate with the A.B. (1928) from the University of Cincinnati, the B.H.L. fromPIebrew Union College, Cincinnati, and attended The University of Michigan (1934-1936). He received the Ph.D. in sociology at The Ohio State University (1953). Ordained in 1931, he was the rabbi at Temple Beth Israel, Jackson, MI (1931-1936); at Temple Emanuel, Grand Rapids, MI (1937-1947); at Temple Israel, Columbus, OH (1947-1973); and rabbi emeritus since then. In central OH, Rabbi Folkman also was a religious studies lecturer at the Pontifical College Josephinum (1979), visiting professor at Otterbein College (1977-1979), visiting lecturer in religion at Capital University (1980), and adjunct professor of sociology in the Department of Sociology, The Ohio State University. Rabbi Folkman was a member of numerous organizations, including a Fellow in the American Sociological Association, executive board member of Central Conference of American Rabbis (CCAR), a trustee in Union of American Hebrew Congregations (UAHC), chaplain in the Navy League, district president for B'nai Brith, board of governors in the Hebrew Union College (HUC), president of the Ohio Conference of Family Relations, Board of Directors of the former Community Chest, Ohio State Mental Health Survey, Better Business Bureau, Hospice of Columbus, Trustee of Grant Hospital, Mid-Ohio Health Planning Federation, Ohio Community Nursing, and White House Committee on Mental Health and Mental Retardation. He received many honors and awards for his numerous contributions. Additional organizations are listed in Who's Who in the Midwest (19th ed., 1984) and earlier editions.
Survivors of Rabbi Jerome D. Folkman are children, Dr. Moses Judah Folkman of Brookline, MA; David Hillel Folkman of San Francisco, CA; Joy (Folkman) Moss of Rochester, NY; grandchildren and great grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his wife, Bessie (Schomer) Folkman, whom he married 14 December 1930. Interment was in the Temple Israel Section at Forest Lawn Cemetery, Columbus, OH. ~RONALD L. STUCKKY
Born 25 September 1907, Cleveland, OH, to Ben and Rose (Tronstein) Folkman, Rabbi Jerome D. Folkman was a graduate with the A.B. (1928) from the University of Cincinnati, the B.H.L. fromPIebrew Union College, Cincinnati, and attended The University of Michigan (1934-1936). He received the Ph.D. in sociology at The Ohio State University (1953). Ordained in 1931, he was the rabbi at Temple Beth Israel, Jackson, MI (1931-1936); at Temple Emanuel, Grand Rapids, MI (1937-1947); at Temple Israel, Columbus, OH (1947-1973); and rabbi emeritus since then. In central OH, Rabbi Folkman also was a religious studies lecturer at the Pontifical College Josephinum (1979), visiting professor at Otterbein College (1977-1979), visiting lecturer in religion at Capital University (1980), and adjunct professor of sociology in the Department of Sociology, The Ohio State University. Rabbi Folkman was a member of numerous organizations, including a Fellow in the American Sociological Association, executive board member of Central Conference of American Rabbis (CCAR), a trustee in Union of American Hebrew Congregations (UAHC), chaplain in the Navy League, district president for B'nai Brith, board of governors in the Hebrew Union College (HUC), president of the Ohio Conference of Family Relations, Board of Directors of the former Community Chest, Ohio State Mental Health Survey, Better Business Bureau, Hospice of Columbus, Trustee of Grant Hospital, Mid-Ohio Health Planning Federation, Ohio Community Nursing, and White House Committee on Mental Health and Mental Retardation. He received many honors and awards for his numerous contributions. Additional organizations are listed in Who's Who in the Midwest (19th ed., 1984) and earlier editions.
Survivors of Rabbi Jerome D. Folkman are children, Dr. Moses Judah Folkman of Brookline, MA; David Hillel Folkman of San Francisco, CA; Joy (Folkman) Moss of Rochester, NY; grandchildren and great grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his wife, Bessie (Schomer) Folkman, whom he married 14 December 1930. Interment was in the Temple Israel Section at Forest Lawn Cemetery, Columbus, OH. ~RONALD L. STUCKKY
Jerome Daniel Folkman, age 85, a community leader and rabbi emeritus at Temple Israel, died 13 April 1993, in Boston. He had been a rabbi for 41 years and served at Temple Israel, Columbus, for 26 years (1947-1973). A member of The Ohio Academy of Science since 1961, he affiliated with the Section of Anthropology and Sociology.
Born 25 September 1907, Cleveland, OH, to Ben and Rose (Tronstein) Folkman, Rabbi Jerome D. Folkman was a graduate with the A.B. (1928) from the University of Cincinnati, the B.H.L. fromPIebrew Union College, Cincinnati, and attended The University of Michigan (1934-1936). He received the Ph.D. in sociology at The Ohio State University (1953). Ordained in 1931, he was the rabbi at Temple Beth Israel, Jackson, MI (1931-1936); at Temple Emanuel, Grand Rapids, MI (1937-1947); at Temple Israel, Columbus, OH (1947-1973); and rabbi emeritus since then. In central OH, Rabbi Folkman also was a religious studies lecturer at the Pontifical College Josephinum (1979), visiting professor at Otterbein College (1977-1979), visiting lecturer in religion at Capital University (1980), and adjunct professor of sociology in the Department of Sociology, The Ohio State University. Rabbi Folkman was a member of numerous organizations, including a Fellow in the American Sociological Association, executive board member of Central Conference of American Rabbis (CCAR), a trustee in Union of American Hebrew Congregations (UAHC), chaplain in the Navy League, district president for B'nai Brith, board of governors in the Hebrew Union College (HUC), president of the Ohio Conference of Family Relations, Board of Directors of the former Community Chest, Ohio State Mental Health Survey, Better Business Bureau, Hospice of Columbus, Trustee of Grant Hospital, Mid-Ohio Health Planning Federation, Ohio Community Nursing, and White House Committee on Mental Health and Mental Retardation. He received many honors and awards for his numerous contributions. Additional organizations are listed in Who's Who in the Midwest (19th ed., 1984) and earlier editions.
Survivors of Rabbi Jerome D. Folkman are children, Dr. Moses Judah Folkman of Brookline, MA; David Hillel Folkman of San Francisco, CA; Joy (Folkman) Moss of Rochester, NY; grandchildren and great grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his wife, Bessie (Schomer) Folkman, whom he married 14 December 1930. Interment was in the Temple Israel Section at Forest Lawn Cemetery, Columbus, OH. ~RONALD L. STUCKKY
Born 25 September 1907, Cleveland, OH, to Ben and Rose (Tronstein) Folkman, Rabbi Jerome D. Folkman was a graduate with the A.B. (1928) from the University of Cincinnati, the B.H.L. fromPIebrew Union College, Cincinnati, and attended The University of Michigan (1934-1936). He received the Ph.D. in sociology at The Ohio State University (1953). Ordained in 1931, he was the rabbi at Temple Beth Israel, Jackson, MI (1931-1936); at Temple Emanuel, Grand Rapids, MI (1937-1947); at Temple Israel, Columbus, OH (1947-1973); and rabbi emeritus since then. In central OH, Rabbi Folkman also was a religious studies lecturer at the Pontifical College Josephinum (1979), visiting professor at Otterbein College (1977-1979), visiting lecturer in religion at Capital University (1980), and adjunct professor of sociology in the Department of Sociology, The Ohio State University. Rabbi Folkman was a member of numerous organizations, including a Fellow in the American Sociological Association, executive board member of Central Conference of American Rabbis (CCAR), a trustee in Union of American Hebrew Congregations (UAHC), chaplain in the Navy League, district president for B'nai Brith, board of governors in the Hebrew Union College (HUC), president of the Ohio Conference of Family Relations, Board of Directors of the former Community Chest, Ohio State Mental Health Survey, Better Business Bureau, Hospice of Columbus, Trustee of Grant Hospital, Mid-Ohio Health Planning Federation, Ohio Community Nursing, and White House Committee on Mental Health and Mental Retardation. He received many honors and awards for his numerous contributions. Additional organizations are listed in Who's Who in the Midwest (19th ed., 1984) and earlier editions.
Survivors of Rabbi Jerome D. Folkman are children, Dr. Moses Judah Folkman of Brookline, MA; David Hillel Folkman of San Francisco, CA; Joy (Folkman) Moss of Rochester, NY; grandchildren and great grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his wife, Bessie (Schomer) Folkman, whom he married 14 December 1930. Interment was in the Temple Israel Section at Forest Lawn Cemetery, Columbus, OH. ~RONALD L. STUCKKY
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