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Howard I. Rhine

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American lawyer (died 2020)

Howard I. Rhine (חיים ישראל), was an American lawyer, and he also served for a while as president of National Jewish Commission on Law and Public Affairs (COLPA). Sabbath observance in work situations was among the areas he helped those who turned to COLPA for assistance. He also served as a senior vice president of the Orthodox Union.

His career included working at the Greenman, Zimet, Haines, Corbin & Goodkind law firm; Rhine testified more than once before the US Congress.

Family

Rhine left behind his wife and their three married children, their grandchildren and greatgrandchildren, and his married brother and their offspring.

References

  1. "U.S. Supreme Court Upholds Schechita". JTA.org (Jewish Telegraphic Agency). October 17, 1974.
  2. "The Sentinel". National Library of Israel (nli.org.il). October 24, 1974. Howard Rhine, COLPA president, termed the Supreme Court ... and expressed the hope
  3. "Hasidic Jew fights job loss; he refused to shave beard". National Library of Israel (nli.org.il). June 17, 1976. p. 4.
  4. "Obituary". The New York Times. October 17, 1979.
  5. "NBC Agrees to Hire Orthodox Jew After COLPA Complaint". JTA.org (Jewish Telegraphic Agency). June 27, 1973.
  6. "Paid Notice: Deaths RHINE, LESTER". The New York Times. December 19, 2000.
  7. Congress, United States (1968). Congressional Record: Proceedings and Debates.
  8. Equal Employment Opportunity for the Handicapped. 1979. United States Senate Committee on Labor and Human Resources: Discrimination in employment
  9. "Howard I. Rhine A"H: Personal Reflections from his brother Judah Rhine". The Jewish Vues. January 6, 2021.


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