Murray Seeman was an American lawyer and real estate developer on Long Island, New York.
16 Facts About Murray Seeman
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Murray Seeman served as a judge for a Summary Military Court of the Allied Military Government Court in Naples, Italy appointed by Lt.
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Murray Seeman was born on July 7,1914, to a Jewish family in Ridgewood, Queens, New York, the son of Dora and Benjamin, both of Hungarian descent.
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Murray Seeman was the eldest of three children, with two sisters, Florence and Shirley.
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Murray Seeman was an avid reader of the Sentinel's The Sabbath Angel Young Folks' Page Riddle Box, conducted by Judith Ish-kishor, corresponding with answers to the puzzles and charades.
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Murray Seeman attended Brooklyn College where he and Sylvia Lopotkin, student council representatives, arranged the first semi-annual declamation contest conducted by Brooklyn College in the Brooklyn Law School Auditorium.
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In 1934, Murray Seeman received a BA from Brooklyn College and was voted "most likely to succeed" in his class.
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In 1941, Murray Seeman was inducted into the US Army.
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Murray Seeman tried the case and won, returning a not guilty verdict.
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Thirty-eight of Murray Seeman's relatives were killed during The Holocaust.
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On November 7,2020, as part of the Veterans History Project 20th Anniversary Celebration Event, the Library of Congress live-streamed her song tribute performance "In Love And War" with an introduction by Mark Sweeney, Principal Deputy Librarian featuring a videoclip quote from Murray Seeman and dedicating it to the veterans of the Greatest Generation and their legacies.
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Murray Seeman donated a flag previously flown over the United States Military Cemetery in Carthage, Tunisia, where 2,841 American military personnel are buried, for a Memorial Day parade in 2012.
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Murray Seeman practiced law for three years before he was drafted to serve in the US Army June 5,1941.
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Murray Seeman wrote articles and lectured on the bible and archeology.
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Murray Seeman was married Lee nee Sachs, Town Councilwoman of North Hempstead from 2005 to 2021 and appointed by President Clinton to serve on the United States Commission for the Preservation of America's Heritage Abroad.
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Murray Seeman died on October 14,2017, at 103 of natural causes in Great Neck, New York.