Barney Medintz, national Jewish leader long active in local and national Jewish organizations, died here in a private hospital after 10 days of illness. He was 50 years old.
He was one of the national leaders of the United Jewish Appeal and the Israel Bond Organization. He was also vice-president of the National Community Relations Advisory Council, vice-president of the Council of Jewish Federations and Welfare Funds and a former member of the executive committee of the American Jewish Committee, Locally he was president of the Atlanta Jewish Community Center and past president of the Atlanta Jewish Community Council and the Atlanta Bureau of Jewish Education. He was also president of the Southeast Regional Council of Jewish Federations and Welfare Funds.
Born in London, Mr, Medintz was brought to the American Middle West when he was a year old. He moved to Atlanta in 1934 after his graduation from Northwestern University at Evanston, Ill. He went to Israel in 1954 as a member of the United Jewish Appeal overseas study mission and conferred there with David Ben-Gurion and with Moshe Sharett who was at that time Israel’s Prime Minister. In 1957 he was honored by the Israel Bond Organization at a testimonial dinner for his efforts in behalf of the Israel bond campaign. He is survived by his wife Dorothy, a son, a daughter, a sister and a brother, all of Atlanta.
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