Full Text of SR0759 93rd General Assembly
SR0759 93RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
|
|
|
SR0759 |
|
LRB093 24193 HSS 54389 r |
|
| 1 |
| SENATE RESOLUTION
| 2 |
| WHEREAS, The members of the Senate of the State of Illinois | 3 |
| learned with sadness of the death of Rabbi Irving P. Glickman | 4 |
| on Thursday, December 2, 2004; and | 5 |
| WHEREAS, A native of Chicago's South Side, Rabbi Glickman | 6 |
| earned a bachelor's degree in history and mathematics from | 7 |
| Roosevelt University in 1952, a bachelor's degree in Hebrew | 8 |
| literature in 1955, and rabbinical ordination in 1957 from | 9 |
| Chicago's Hebrew Theological College; he was a member of the | 10 |
| Rabbinical Council of America; and | 11 |
| WHEREAS, His first rabbinical position was in Maywood; | 12 |
| after that, he served congregations all over the continent, | 13 |
| including Galveston, Texas; Winnipeg, Manitoba; and | 14 |
| Louisville, Kentucky; before returning to Chicago, where he had | 15 |
| served the Orthodox A.G. Beth Israel Congregation since 1987; | 16 |
| he also served on many boards and committees, including as | 17 |
| president of the Chicago Board of Rabbis, as vice president of | 18 |
| the Chicago Rabbinical Council, and as a member of the Jewish | 19 |
| Community Relations Committee of the Jewish United Fund; and | 20 |
| WHEREAS, Rabbi Glickman was a very conscientious and | 21 |
| effective representative of the Jewish community to the | 22 |
| non-Jewish community; he was dedicated to serving people; when | 23 |
| he faced a situation he felt was unjust, he spoke up - and | 24 |
| people listened; and | 25 |
| WHEREAS, The passing of Rabbi Glickman has been deeply felt | 26 |
| by many, especially his wife of nearly 50 years, Lee; his | 27 |
| daughters, Linda Glickman Kirshner, Ronna Sharp, Debbie Cash, | 28 |
| and Lori Meystel; his sons, Rick Glickman and David Glickman; | 29 |
| his sister, Beata Rothner; his 26 grandchildren; and his one | 30 |
| great-grandchild; therefore, be it |
|
|
|
SR0759 |
- 2 - |
LRB093 24193 HSS 54389 r |
|
| 1 |
| RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-THIRD GENERAL | 2 |
| ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 3 |
| Rabbi Irving P. Glickman, and we extend our deepest sympathy to | 4 |
| his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | 5 |
| further
| 6 |
| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 7 |
| presented to his family as an expression of our sincere | 8 |
| condolences.
|
|