Funeral services will be held Tuesday for Isaac Toubin, a leading Jewish educator, who died Sunday after a short illness. He was 70 years old. He was a graduate of Yeshiva University and of the Jewish Theological seminary of America, where he received his ordination, Masters of Hebrew Literature and Doctor of Hebrew Literature degrees.
Toubin had a distinguished career, serving in a variety of important leadership posts with the Jewish Welfare Board in post-war Europe, as director of its European office and director of the Commission on Jewish Chaplaincy. He also served for 14 years as national executive director of the American Jewish Congress.
From 1960 to 1978, Toubin was the national executive vice president of the American Association of Jewish Education, which was reorganized under his initiative as the Jewish Education Service of North America (JESNA).
Toubin was a foremost collector of Judaica and antiquities throughout his lifetime, and was an honorary member of the Board of Trustees of the Jewish Museum. He was considered throughout the Jewish community as a collector of Judaica, a scholar, a creative educator and an independent and articulate proponent of quality Jewish cultural activities.
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