Dr. Shlomo Levin, Consul in charge of religious affairs at the Israeli Consulate General in New York, died of a heart attack at New York Hospital last night. He was 45 and had served in his post here since September, 1973. Dr. Levin’s body will be flown to Israel for burial tonight. Memorial services were held here this afternoon.
Dr. Levin was born in Jerusalem and received a BA degree from the Hebrew University in economics and geography after fighting in Israel’s War for Independence in 1948. He continued his education at the University of South Africa where he took MA and Ph, D degrees in Hebrew literature.
Beginning in 1952 he was engaged in various educational missions outside of Israel and from 1969-73 served as director of the seminars section of the department of education of the World Zionist Organization in Jerusalem. His appointment to the Consulate General in New York in 1973 was his first diplomatic post.
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