Tucson, Arizona
Martin Scheinkman was born in 1920 in New York City to Russian Jewish immigrant parents. He went to college at New York City College where he was a JV and Varsity basketball player until he volunteered for the Army Air Corps during WWII. During the war he was a navigator on supply planes flying...
Read MoreMarty and I worked together for many years while he was at the Pima Council on Aging as the Ombudsman for the Elderly. His caring nature for the needs of older persons and his advocacy for their rights showed his true nature as a giving person and a tireless advocate. Mensch is the right word to describe him. Idealist is another good description, believing in the good of all.
Allan Bogutz
June 24, 2015 | Bainbridge Island, WA
Marty was my squadron commander when I arrived in Tucson as very immature second lieutenant. He sure made the transition to Tucson and military life a lot easier for a fellow MOT New Yorker. I ran into Marty a number of times over the past 40 years. It was always a pleasure. Thank you for sharing the story of his wonderful life and his compassionate, liberal beliefs and how he walked the talk. There are still Mensches around... we just lost one of the better ones.
Howard Weiss
June 23, 2015 | Tucson, AZ
