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Message: <br /><br /> If you are having trouble reading this email, you may view this article online at: http://www.jweekly.com/15962/full/15962/ex-conservative-seminary-head-dies-at-79/ <br /><br /> <b>Ex-Conservative seminary head dies at 79</b> <br /> Friday, June 29, 2001 | by <p>NEW YORK (JTA)—Rabbi Bernard Mandelbaum, a former president of the Conservative movement’s Jewish Theological Seminary, died </p> <br /><br /><p>He was also the author of "Choose Life," "Tales of the Fathers of the Conservative Movement" and "You Are Not Alone."<br /><br /> Rabbi David Kogen, who was vice chancellor of JTS while Mandelbaum was president, praised Mandelbaum's influence on the Conservative movement and his work for the school.<br /><br /> "He was very well liked by the lay people of the Conservative movement," said Kogen, emphasizing that Mandelbaum built a reputation as a popular speaker and effective fund-raiser.<br /><br /> "We had to raise our own money," said Kogen. "He was very good at that."<br /><br /> Mandelbaum's death—believed to be the result of a massive heart attack—came suddenly, despite the fact he had been in poor health for a number of years.<br /><br /> Mandelbaum is survived by his second wife, Marcelle, a sister and five children. He also leaves three stepchildren, 10 grandchildren, two step-grandchildren and one great-grandchild.</p> <p> </p>

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