Joseph S. Jaffa, 60, prominent local Jewish attorney and philanthopist, died here this week after being stricken suddenly with a heart attack.
Mr. Jaffa had been on the teaching staff of the Colorado School of Mines for 25 years, and taught a course in mining law at the University of Denver. He was a member of the grievance committee of the Denver Bar Association, a trustee of Temple Emanuel, and for 30 years a director of the National Jewish Hospital.
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