Herbert Glazer, 93, well respected Memphis attorney, died Thursday, November 13 after a brief illness. Services will be held at the Levy-Cooper Chapel in Temple Israel Cemetery on Friday, November 14 at 11:30 a.m. Mr. Glazer was preceded in death by his wife, Gloria Glasspiegel Glazer and is survived by his children; Diane Cole, Susan Belgrad, Louis Glazer and Janet Glazer and seven grandchildren, Jessica, Abbey, Rebecca, Aaron, Benjamin, Jonathon, and Rachel. The family requests that in lieu of flowers, any memorials be sent to Temple Israel, Memphis Jewish Home, Jewish Community Center, MIFA or the Church Health Center. Canale Funeral Directors 901-452-6400 (Published in The Commercial Appeal on 11/14/2008)
Herbert Glazer of Memphis was among the American troops who entered the Nazi concentration camp at Dachau, Germany, on May 1, 1945. The horrors he saw there -- which he documented in letters to his parents -- caused him to dedicate himself to fighting injustice as a lawyer and advocate for civil rights. The event also helped him to appreciate his own good fortune. According to family members, he frequently referred to himself as "the luckiest man alive." Mr. Glazer, 93, died Thursday after a brief illness. Services will be held at 11:30 a.m. today in the Levy-Cooper Chapel at Temple Israel Cemetery, 1708 Hernando. Mr. Glazer retired from practicing law in 2003 after 65 years with the firm of Goodman, Glazer, Greener and Kremer. A story in The Commercial Appeal noting this milestone reported: "Downtown Memphis will miss the handsome, athletic man who always walked to the courthouse wearing a suit, tie and hat in every temperature, speaking to his many friends along the way." Commented Rabbi Micah Greenstein of Temple Israel, about Mr. Glazer: "He once summed up for me what it means to be a Jew in one sentence: 'Do the right thing and give thanks for everything.'" Mr. Glazer graduated from the University of Illinois Law School in 1938. He was 22 when he passed the Tennessee Bar exam with the highest score among 196 applicants. He become a mentor to other lawyers, and sometimes provided free legal services for the needy. He was past president of the Memphis Jewish Federation (when it was known as the Memphis Jewish Welfare Fund), and was among the founders of the Memphis Jewish Community Center. His support for civil rights was recognized when he was served as chairman of the board at LeMoyne-Owen College in the 1970s. Mr. Glazer served in the Army from 1942 to 1946, and was awarded two Bronze Stars. The widower of Gloria Glasspiegel Glazer, he leaves three daughters, Diane Cole of Knoxville, Susan Belgrad of Buffalo Grove, Ill., and Janet Glazer of Bethesda, Md.; a son, Louis Glazer; and seven grandchildren. The family requests that any memorials be made to Temple Israel, the Memphis Jewish Home, the Jewish Community Center, MIFA or the Church Health Center. Canale Funeral Directors has charge. (By John Beifuss, published in The Commercial Appeal, Friday, November 14, 2008)
Herbert Glazer of Memphis was among the American troops who entered the Nazi concentration camp at Dachau, Germany, on May 1, 1945. The horrors he saw there -- which he documented in letters to his parents -- caused him to dedicate himself to fighting injustice as a lawyer and advocate for civil rights. The event also helped him to appreciate his own good fortune. According to family members, he frequently referred to himself as "the luckiest man alive." Mr. Glazer, 93, died Thursday after a brief illness. Services will be held at 11:30 a.m. today in the Levy-Cooper Chapel at Temple Israel Cemetery, 1708 Hernando. Mr. Glazer retired from practicing law in 2003 after 65 years with the firm of Goodman, Glazer, Greener and Kremer. A story in The Commercial Appeal noting this milestone reported: "Downtown Memphis will miss the handsome, athletic man who always walked to the courthouse wearing a suit, tie and hat in every temperature, speaking to his many friends along the way." Commented Rabbi Micah Greenstein of Temple Israel, about Mr. Glazer: "He once summed up for me what it means to be a Jew in one sentence: 'Do the right thing and give thanks for everything.'" Mr. Glazer graduated from the University of Illinois Law School in 1938. He was 22 when he passed the Tennessee Bar exam with the highest score among 196 applicants. He become a mentor to other lawyers, and sometimes provided free legal services for the needy. He was past president of the Memphis Jewish Federation (when it was known as the Memphis Jewish Welfare Fund), and was among the founders of the Memphis Jewish Community Center. His support for civil rights was recognized when he was served as chairman of the board at LeMoyne-Owen College in the 1970s. Mr. Glazer served in the Army from 1942 to 1946, and was awarded two Bronze Stars. The widower of Gloria Glasspiegel Glazer, he leaves three daughters, Diane Cole of Knoxville, Susan Belgrad of Buffalo Grove, Ill., and Janet Glazer of Bethesda, Md.; a son, Louis Glazer; and seven grandchildren. The family requests that any memorials be made to Temple Israel, the Memphis Jewish Home, the Jewish Community Center, MIFA or the Church Health Center. Canale Funeral Directors has charge. (By John Beifuss, published in The Commercial Appeal, Friday, November 14, 2008)
Herbert Glazer, 93, well respected Memphis attorney, died Thursday, November 13 after a brief illness. Services will be held at the Levy-Cooper Chapel in Temple Israel Cemetery on Friday, November 14 at 11:30 a.m. Mr. Glazer was preceded in death by his wife, Gloria Glasspiegel Glazer and is survived by his children; Diane Cole, Susan Belgrad, Louis Glazer and Janet Glazer and seven grandchildren, Jessica, Abbey, Rebecca, Aaron, Benjamin, Jonathon, and Rachel. The family requests that in lieu of flowers, any memorials be sent to Temple Israel, Memphis Jewish Home, Jewish Community Center, MIFA or the Church Health Center. Canale Funeral Directors 901-452-6400 (Published in The Commercial Appeal on 11/14/2008)
Herbert Glazer of Memphis was among the American troops who entered the Nazi concentration camp at Dachau, Germany, on May 1, 1945. The horrors he saw there -- which he documented in letters to his parents -- caused him to dedicate himself to fighting injustice as a lawyer and advocate for civil rights. The event also helped him to appreciate his own good fortune. According to family members, he frequently referred to himself as "the luckiest man alive." Mr. Glazer, 93, died Thursday after a brief illness. Services will be held at 11:30 a.m. today in the Levy-Cooper Chapel at Temple Israel Cemetery, 1708 Hernando. Mr. Glazer retired from practicing law in 2003 after 65 years with the firm of Goodman, Glazer, Greener and Kremer. A story in The Commercial Appeal noting this milestone reported: "Downtown Memphis will miss the handsome, athletic man who always walked to the courthouse wearing a suit, tie and hat in every temperature, speaking to his many friends along the way." Commented Rabbi Micah Greenstein of Temple Israel, about Mr. Glazer: "He once summed up for me what it means to be a Jew in one sentence: 'Do the right thing and give thanks for everything.'" Mr. Glazer graduated from the University of Illinois Law School in 1938. He was 22 when he passed the Tennessee Bar exam with the highest score among 196 applicants. He become a mentor to other lawyers, and sometimes provided free legal services for the needy. He was past president of the Memphis Jewish Federation (when it was known as the Memphis Jewish Welfare Fund), and was among the founders of the Memphis Jewish Community Center. His support for civil rights was recognized when he was served as chairman of the board at LeMoyne-Owen College in the 1970s. Mr. Glazer served in the Army from 1942 to 1946, and was awarded two Bronze Stars. The widower of Gloria Glasspiegel Glazer, he leaves three daughters, Diane Cole of Knoxville, Susan Belgrad of Buffalo Grove, Ill., and Janet Glazer of Bethesda, Md.; a son, Louis Glazer; and seven grandchildren. The family requests that any memorials be made to Temple Israel, the Memphis Jewish Home, the Jewish Community Center, MIFA or the Church Health Center. Canale Funeral Directors has charge. (By John Beifuss, published in The Commercial Appeal, Friday, November 14, 2008)
Herbert Glazer of Memphis was among the American troops who entered the Nazi concentration camp at Dachau, Germany, on May 1, 1945. The horrors he saw there -- which he documented in letters to his parents -- caused him to dedicate himself to fighting injustice as a lawyer and advocate for civil rights. The event also helped him to appreciate his own good fortune. According to family members, he frequently referred to himself as "the luckiest man alive." Mr. Glazer, 93, died Thursday after a brief illness. Services will be held at 11:30 a.m. today in the Levy-Cooper Chapel at Temple Israel Cemetery, 1708 Hernando. Mr. Glazer retired from practicing law in 2003 after 65 years with the firm of Goodman, Glazer, Greener and Kremer. A story in The Commercial Appeal noting this milestone reported: "Downtown Memphis will miss the handsome, athletic man who always walked to the courthouse wearing a suit, tie and hat in every temperature, speaking to his many friends along the way." Commented Rabbi Micah Greenstein of Temple Israel, about Mr. Glazer: "He once summed up for me what it means to be a Jew in one sentence: 'Do the right thing and give thanks for everything.'" Mr. Glazer graduated from the University of Illinois Law School in 1938. He was 22 when he passed the Tennessee Bar exam with the highest score among 196 applicants. He become a mentor to other lawyers, and sometimes provided free legal services for the needy. He was past president of the Memphis Jewish Federation (when it was known as the Memphis Jewish Welfare Fund), and was among the founders of the Memphis Jewish Community Center. His support for civil rights was recognized when he was served as chairman of the board at LeMoyne-Owen College in the 1970s. Mr. Glazer served in the Army from 1942 to 1946, and was awarded two Bronze Stars. The widower of Gloria Glasspiegel Glazer, he leaves three daughters, Diane Cole of Knoxville, Susan Belgrad of Buffalo Grove, Ill., and Janet Glazer of Bethesda, Md.; a son, Louis Glazer; and seven grandchildren. The family requests that any memorials be made to Temple Israel, the Memphis Jewish Home, the Jewish Community Center, MIFA or the Church Health Center. Canale Funeral Directors has charge. (By John Beifuss, published in The Commercial Appeal, Friday, November 14, 2008)
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