Sol E. Newman, 89

YOUNGSTOWN – There will be services at 11:30 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 24, at El Emeth Granada Avenue Cemetery Chapel for Sol E. Newman, 89, who died Monday morning at Heritage Manor Jewish Home for the Aged.
Mr. Newman was born June 13, 1917 in Moravska-Ostrava, Czechoslovakia, the son of Dora and Max Newman, and grew up near Perehinsko, in current southwest Ukraine.
In 1934, he came to the United States and lived in Philadelphia for 10 years. He moved to Canton and then Youngstown, where he operated two mercantile stores, The Fairway and Sav-mor, until 1969.
For the next 20 years, Mr. Newman worked as a men’s fashion consultant at Hartzell’s Rose & Sons and a salesperson at the Outdoor Army-Navy Store in Boardman. Customers were known to leave the store handsomely outfitted and sure to return to have their needs satisfied always beyond expectation.
Following his retirement, Mr. Newman proudly fulfilled his lifelong thirst for learning, taking numerous courses at Youngstown State University, excelling with high marks, and often leading classroom discussions that were captivating and educational, even for his instructors.
Mr. Newman was well known in the local Jewish community, assuming leadership roles in many organizations including B’nai B’rith, the Youngstown Jewish Federation, and the Zionist Organization of America. He received many accolades, including the distinguished Judge Louis D. Brandeis Award, for his tireless dedication to Judaism, Zionism, and the State of Israel.
Mr. Newman was an active member of his synagogue, Temple El Emeth, for more than 50 years, serving as a board member and chairman of the ritual and education committees and regularly chanting services and assisting in liturgical readings from the Torah. Congregants were delighted by his beautiful voice and mastery of Hebrew and welcomed by his warm and outgoing personality.
Mr. Newman was also a loving husband and father. He worked diligently to safeguard his family’s wellbeing and promote his children’s education and success. He will always be remembered for his unusual personal integrity, tenacious self-discipline, and the impeccable standards by which he led his life.
Mr. Newman leaves behind his loving and devoted wife, Beatrice, to whom he had been married for 53 years at Heritage Manor; and his son, Marc a family physician in Philadelphia.
He was preceded in death by his beloved brother, Morris; sister, Evelyn; and daughters, Stefanie Joy and Estelle.
Contributions may be made to the Stefanie Joy Newman Fund for Creative Therapies for the Impaired in care of the Temple El Emeth or charity of the donor’s choice.