VETERAN OF WORLD WAR II∼RABBI DAVID B. ALPERT; WORKED WITH THE SICK
During World War II and until the mid-1960s, Rabbi David B. ALPERT traveled overseas on special missions with all branches of the U. S. military. He volunteered his time to visit servicemen in Iceland, Greenland, Labrador and Goose Bay, Newfoundland, to minister to their needs.
This act of kindness was a typical gesture for the Rabbi, according to his wife, Jeanette.
Rabbi ALPERT, 82, who died yesterday in the Sidney Farber Cancer Institute in Boston after a short illness, devoted much of his life to helping others, like the U. S. servicemen. As a chaplain at various hospitals in Massachusetts for more than 40 years, he worked with the sick and disadvantaged.
Rabbi ALPERT, who studied the relationship between religion and ill health first-hand, is well-known for his contributions to the fields of religion and mental health. He wrote and lectured extensively about his research, which explored the relationship between biblical teachings and human suffering, according to his son, Frank, of White Plains, New York.
"He studied how religion can help the sick and disadvantaged and how love for his fellow man can help the healing process," Mrs. ALPERT said.
He published 850 consecutive weekly Bible articles during the 1930s and 1940s. Many of his writings, including a journal and memoirs, are on deposit with the American Jewish Historical Society in Waltham.
More recently, Rabbi ALPERT served as a consultant to the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Maryland, regarding hospital chaplaincy functions.
Born in Boston on December 29, 1899, he attended English High School and Boston University. He also attended the Harvard Divinity School and was ordained at the Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion in New York in 1928. He occupied pulpits at Tyler and Texarkana, Texas, before returning to Massachusetts.
During World War II, Rabbi ALPERT was a chaplain in the Massachusetts State Guard with the rank of major.
A long-time resident of Brookline, he had been the chaplain at Jewish Memorial Hospital since 1964. He also was a chaplain at the Walter B. Fernald State School and other state hospitals for more than 30 years. He was also chaplain to the Jewish War Veterans of Massachusetts. With Pentagon endorsement and by the appointment of the Jewish Welfare Board, he served as auxiliary chaplain to the Boston Army Bose and the First Naval District from 1950 to 1977.
In addition to his wife and son, Rabbi ALPERT heaves a brother, Israel B.; and two sisters, Evelyn GREENMAN and Helen ALPERT, all of Brookline. He also leaves two grandchildren.
Services for Rabbi ALPERT will be held today at 2:00 p.m. at the Levine Chapel, 470 Harvard Street, Brookline.
(Published in The Boston Globe (MA), Tuesday, August 03, 1982.)∼OBITUARY OF RABBI DAVID B. ALPERT
On Monday, August 02, Rabbi David B. APERT, of 62 Russell Street, Brookline.
Beloved husband of Jeanette (Greenberg). Devoted father of Frank ALPERT of White Plains, New York, also survived by two grandchildren. Brother of Helen ALPERT, Evelyn GREENMAN and Israel B. ALPERT, all of Brookline, and the late Myer L. ALPERT.
Services at the Levine Chapel, 470 Harvard Street, Brookline on Tuesday, August 03 at 2:00 p.m. Memorial Observance through Friday noon at his late residence. Remembrances may be made to the Jewish Memorial Hospital, 59 Townsend Street, Roxbury, MA 02119.
(Published in The Boston Globe (MA), Tuesday, August 03, 1982.)
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During World War II and until the mid-1960s, Rabbi David B. ALPERT traveled overseas on special missions with all branches of the U. S. military. He volunteered his time to visit servicemen in Iceland, Greenland, Labrador and Goose Bay, Newfoundland, to minister to their needs.
This act of kindness was a typical gesture for the Rabbi, according to his wife, Jeanette.
Rabbi ALPERT, 82, who died yesterday in the Sidney Farber Cancer Institute in Boston after a short illness, devoted much of his life to helping others, like the U. S. servicemen. As a chaplain at various hospitals in Massachusetts for more than 40 years, he worked with the sick and disadvantaged.
Rabbi ALPERT, who studied the relationship between religion and ill health first-hand, is well-known for his contributions to the fields of religion and mental health. He wrote and lectured extensively about his research, which explored the relationship between biblical teachings and human suffering, according to his son, Frank, of White Plains, New York.
"He studied how religion can help the sick and disadvantaged and how love for his fellow man can help the healing process," Mrs. ALPERT said.
He published 850 consecutive weekly Bible articles during the 1930s and 1940s. Many of his writings, including a journal and memoirs, are on deposit with the American Jewish Historical Society in Waltham.
More recently, Rabbi ALPERT served as a consultant to the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Maryland, regarding hospital chaplaincy functions.
Born in Boston on December 29, 1899, he attended English High School and Boston University. He also attended the Harvard Divinity School and was ordained at the Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion in New York in 1928. He occupied pulpits at Tyler and Texarkana, Texas, before returning to Massachusetts.
During World War II, Rabbi ALPERT was a chaplain in the Massachusetts State Guard with the rank of major.
A long-time resident of Brookline, he had been the chaplain at Jewish Memorial Hospital since 1964. He also was a chaplain at the Walter B. Fernald State School and other state hospitals for more than 30 years. He was also chaplain to the Jewish War Veterans of Massachusetts. With Pentagon endorsement and by the appointment of the Jewish Welfare Board, he served as auxiliary chaplain to the Boston Army Bose and the First Naval District from 1950 to 1977.
In addition to his wife and son, Rabbi ALPERT heaves a brother, Israel B.; and two sisters, Evelyn GREENMAN and Helen ALPERT, all of Brookline. He also leaves two grandchildren.
Services for Rabbi ALPERT will be held today at 2:00 p.m. at the Levine Chapel, 470 Harvard Street, Brookline.
(Published in The Boston Globe (MA), Tuesday, August 03, 1982.)∼OBITUARY OF RABBI DAVID B. ALPERT
On Monday, August 02, Rabbi David B. APERT, of 62 Russell Street, Brookline.
Beloved husband of Jeanette (Greenberg). Devoted father of Frank ALPERT of White Plains, New York, also survived by two grandchildren. Brother of Helen ALPERT, Evelyn GREENMAN and Israel B. ALPERT, all of Brookline, and the late Myer L. ALPERT.
Services at the Levine Chapel, 470 Harvard Street, Brookline on Tuesday, August 03 at 2:00 p.m. Memorial Observance through Friday noon at his late residence. Remembrances may be made to the Jewish Memorial Hospital, 59 Townsend Street, Roxbury, MA 02119.
(Published in The Boston Globe (MA), Tuesday, August 03, 1982.)
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VETERAN OF WORLD WAR II∼RABBI DAVID B. ALPERT; WORKED WITH THE SICK
During World War II and until the mid-1960s, Rabbi David B. ALPERT traveled overseas on special missions with all branches of the U. S. military. He volunteered his time to visit servicemen in Iceland, Greenland, Labrador and Goose Bay, Newfoundland, to minister to their needs.
This act of kindness was a typical gesture for the Rabbi, according to his wife, Jeanette.
Rabbi ALPERT, 82, who died yesterday in the Sidney Farber Cancer Institute in Boston after a short illness, devoted much of his life to helping others, like the U. S. servicemen. As a chaplain at various hospitals in Massachusetts for more than 40 years, he worked with the sick and disadvantaged.
Rabbi ALPERT, who studied the relationship between religion and ill health first-hand, is well-known for his contributions to the fields of religion and mental health. He wrote and lectured extensively about his research, which explored the relationship between biblical teachings and human suffering, according to his son, Frank, of White Plains, New York.
"He studied how religion can help the sick and disadvantaged and how love for his fellow man can help the healing process," Mrs. ALPERT said.
He published 850 consecutive weekly Bible articles during the 1930s and 1940s. Many of his writings, including a journal and memoirs, are on deposit with the American Jewish Historical Society in Waltham.
More recently, Rabbi ALPERT served as a consultant to the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Maryland, regarding hospital chaplaincy functions.
Born in Boston on December 29, 1899, he attended English High School and Boston University. He also attended the Harvard Divinity School and was ordained at the Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion in New York in 1928. He occupied pulpits at Tyler and Texarkana, Texas, before returning to Massachusetts.
During World War II, Rabbi ALPERT was a chaplain in the Massachusetts State Guard with the rank of major.
A long-time resident of Brookline, he had been the chaplain at Jewish Memorial Hospital since 1964. He also was a chaplain at the Walter B. Fernald State School and other state hospitals for more than 30 years. He was also chaplain to the Jewish War Veterans of Massachusetts. With Pentagon endorsement and by the appointment of the Jewish Welfare Board, he served as auxiliary chaplain to the Boston Army Bose and the First Naval District from 1950 to 1977.
In addition to his wife and son, Rabbi ALPERT heaves a brother, Israel B.; and two sisters, Evelyn GREENMAN and Helen ALPERT, all of Brookline. He also leaves two grandchildren.
Services for Rabbi ALPERT will be held today at 2:00 p.m. at the Levine Chapel, 470 Harvard Street, Brookline.
(Published in The Boston Globe (MA), Tuesday, August 03, 1982.)∼OBITUARY OF RABBI DAVID B. ALPERT
On Monday, August 02, Rabbi David B. APERT, of 62 Russell Street, Brookline.
Beloved husband of Jeanette (Greenberg). Devoted father of Frank ALPERT of White Plains, New York, also survived by two grandchildren. Brother of Helen ALPERT, Evelyn GREENMAN and Israel B. ALPERT, all of Brookline, and the late Myer L. ALPERT.
Services at the Levine Chapel, 470 Harvard Street, Brookline on Tuesday, August 03 at 2:00 p.m. Memorial Observance through Friday noon at his late residence. Remembrances may be made to the Jewish Memorial Hospital, 59 Townsend Street, Roxbury, MA 02119.
(Published in The Boston Globe (MA), Tuesday, August 03, 1982.)
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During World War II and until the mid-1960s, Rabbi David B. ALPERT traveled overseas on special missions with all branches of the U. S. military. He volunteered his time to visit servicemen in Iceland, Greenland, Labrador and Goose Bay, Newfoundland, to minister to their needs.
This act of kindness was a typical gesture for the Rabbi, according to his wife, Jeanette.
Rabbi ALPERT, 82, who died yesterday in the Sidney Farber Cancer Institute in Boston after a short illness, devoted much of his life to helping others, like the U. S. servicemen. As a chaplain at various hospitals in Massachusetts for more than 40 years, he worked with the sick and disadvantaged.
Rabbi ALPERT, who studied the relationship between religion and ill health first-hand, is well-known for his contributions to the fields of religion and mental health. He wrote and lectured extensively about his research, which explored the relationship between biblical teachings and human suffering, according to his son, Frank, of White Plains, New York.
"He studied how religion can help the sick and disadvantaged and how love for his fellow man can help the healing process," Mrs. ALPERT said.
He published 850 consecutive weekly Bible articles during the 1930s and 1940s. Many of his writings, including a journal and memoirs, are on deposit with the American Jewish Historical Society in Waltham.
More recently, Rabbi ALPERT served as a consultant to the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Maryland, regarding hospital chaplaincy functions.
Born in Boston on December 29, 1899, he attended English High School and Boston University. He also attended the Harvard Divinity School and was ordained at the Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion in New York in 1928. He occupied pulpits at Tyler and Texarkana, Texas, before returning to Massachusetts.
During World War II, Rabbi ALPERT was a chaplain in the Massachusetts State Guard with the rank of major.
A long-time resident of Brookline, he had been the chaplain at Jewish Memorial Hospital since 1964. He also was a chaplain at the Walter B. Fernald State School and other state hospitals for more than 30 years. He was also chaplain to the Jewish War Veterans of Massachusetts. With Pentagon endorsement and by the appointment of the Jewish Welfare Board, he served as auxiliary chaplain to the Boston Army Bose and the First Naval District from 1950 to 1977.
In addition to his wife and son, Rabbi ALPERT heaves a brother, Israel B.; and two sisters, Evelyn GREENMAN and Helen ALPERT, all of Brookline. He also leaves two grandchildren.
Services for Rabbi ALPERT will be held today at 2:00 p.m. at the Levine Chapel, 470 Harvard Street, Brookline.
(Published in The Boston Globe (MA), Tuesday, August 03, 1982.)∼OBITUARY OF RABBI DAVID B. ALPERT
On Monday, August 02, Rabbi David B. APERT, of 62 Russell Street, Brookline.
Beloved husband of Jeanette (Greenberg). Devoted father of Frank ALPERT of White Plains, New York, also survived by two grandchildren. Brother of Helen ALPERT, Evelyn GREENMAN and Israel B. ALPERT, all of Brookline, and the late Myer L. ALPERT.
Services at the Levine Chapel, 470 Harvard Street, Brookline on Tuesday, August 03 at 2:00 p.m. Memorial Observance through Friday noon at his late residence. Remembrances may be made to the Jewish Memorial Hospital, 59 Townsend Street, Roxbury, MA 02119.
(Published in The Boston Globe (MA), Tuesday, August 03, 1982.)
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