Funeral services were held for Nachman Heller, former rabbi, translator and author. Interment took place at the Beth David Cemetery, Elmont, L.I. He was 58 years old.
He retired from the rabbinate ten years ago. He was the author of “The Coming of Shiloh” and the translator of “Daniel and Ezra” from the original Aramaic into Hebrew and then into English.
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